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Nursing Assistant – Escort Unit

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a full-time Nursing Assistant job at the VA Central Texas Health Care System in Temple, Texas, part of the Veterans Health Administration. Nursing assistants help licensed nurses care for Veterans with preventive, acute, chronic, and hospice needs. The job includes rotating day, evening, and night shifts, with rotating weekends and holidays.

1 vacancy

It may close early. The announcement will close once 50 applications are received, which may be before the official closing date.

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
  • Federal employees (excepted service)Current federal employees in the excepted service; the announcement says which agencies count.

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

The job is open to the public, but the announcement says you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Current permanent VA employees and current permanent federal employees of other agencies may also apply.

What you would do

  • Assist nurses with the full range of patient care
  • Watch for subtle changes in patient condition and report them to nursing staff
  • Check blood glucose readings and report abnormal results
  • Give tracheostomy care, including suctioning
  • Record patient intake, output, and care given
  • Help orient and assess new nursing assistants as a preceptor

Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-5?

With experience: Six months of general experience that shows you can learn nursing assistant skills qualifies you for GS-3. GS-4 requires one year of specialized experience as a nursing assistant or in another medical field, such as licensed practical nurse or hospital corpsman; GS-5 requires one year of progressively responsible work at the GS-4 level.

With education: One year of schooling above high school with courses related to nursing assistant work, or an intensive training program of less than one year for this occupation, can qualify you for GS-3. For GS-4, two years above high school with nursing or healthcare courses qualifies; for GS-5, a four-year degree with 24 semester hours of health care courses, or any bachelor's degree, qualifies. Your transcript must be submitted if you use education to qualify.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Transcript if you use education to qualify
  • Other documents only if they apply to you, such as DD-214, SF-50, or disability letters

How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, and your application, resume, and documents will be verified. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible, and reference checks may be done.

Tips for this job:

  • Describe your patient care experience clearly and specifically, because the VA will verify it
  • Submit a transcript if you use school to qualify, and only accredited schools count
  • Apply early, since the announcement may close after 50 applications

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Shifts are 7:30am to 4:00pm, 3:30pm to 12:00am, or 11:30pm to 8:00am, with rotating weekends and holidays and occasional rotations to other shifts.

Incentives and relocation: No sign-on bonus or relocation assistance is authorized. The announcement lists paid time off, paid parental leave after 12 months, and a child care subsidy after 60 days.

Conditions of employment:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English
  • Background and security investigation
  • Online onboarding with acceptable identification that is REAL ID compliant
  • Seasonal influenza vaccination required, or an approved exemption
  • 1 or 2-year trial period
  • Physical demands include long periods of standing, walking, bending, and transferring patients

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$39,027 – $63,719 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
Location
Temple, Texas
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
1
Security clearance
Other
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Nursing Assistant (0621)
Announcement
CAZM-13102329-27-MW

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