Nursing Assistant (Inpatient Community Living Center – Long Term Care)
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This job is a Nursing Assistant position at the Bedford VA Healthcare Medical Center in Bedford, Massachusetts, part of the Veterans Health Administration. It is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role in a 24/7 long-term care unit, with shifts that can include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The announcement is open continuous and has many vacancies.
It may close early. Qualified applicants are referred as vacancies become available, so positions may be filled before the final closing date.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
- 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 you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or person who owes allegiance to the U.S. to apply. Veterans' preference is waived for this announcement because of a critical staffing shortage.
What you would do
- Monitor glucose readings and report deviations to health care staff.
- Watch residents for subtle changes and contact the right nursing staff.
- Provide complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
- Document care, observations, and intake and output accurately and on time.
- Help with nursing procedures such as catheterization, enemas, and simple dressings within scope of practice.
Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-5?
With experience: For GS-3, six months of general experience that shows you can learn nursing assistant work. For GS-4, one year of specialized experience as a nursing assistant or in another medical field such as licensed practical nurse, health technician, or hospital corpsman. For GS-5, one year of progressively responsible experience equal to GS-4.
With education: For GS-3, one year of education above high school with courses related to nursing assistant work. For GS-4, two years above high school in an accredited school with courses in nursing care, healthcare, or a related field. For GS-5, a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of health care courses, or a bachelor's degree. Completing a training course of less than one year as a nursing assistant may also meet the GS-3 experience requirement.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or CV showing job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week
- Transcript if you use education to qualify
- Most recent non-award SF-50 showing grade and step, if you are or were a federal employee
- DD-214 if applicable to your eligibility
- Disability letter (VA) if applicable
- SF-15 if applicable
- Cover letter, if you choose to include one
How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your online questionnaire and documents. Your application and resume will be verified against your answers, and narrative responses to knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee. Missing forms can lead to an ineligible rating, and unclear or incomplete information may lower your rating.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must show job title, duties in detail, month and year start and end dates, and hours per week for each job.
- The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this position.
- If you use education to qualify, attach an official transcript from a school accredited by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accreditor.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week. Shifts may be days with rotation, evenings, or nights, and may include weekends and holidays. Multiple tours are available and will be discussed at interview.
Incentives and relocation: Sign-on bonuses and relocation assistance are not authorized. Benefits include paid time off (37 to 50 days per year), parental leave after 12 months, a childcare subsidy after 60 days, a federal pension with 401K matching, and federal health, vision, dental, and life insurance.
Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. citizen to apply
- 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 ID; driver's licenses must be REAL ID compliant
- Pre-employment physical evaluation
- Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption required
- Annual employee health requirements, such as TB screening
- Must handle long periods of standing, walking, bending, and patient transfers
- 1 or 2-year trial period
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
- $43,925 – $71,717 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
- Location
- Bedford, Massachusetts
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Nursing Assistant (0621)
- Announcement
- CBTD-13104346-27-JM
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