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Community Living Center (CLC) Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
**This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT for Nursing Assistant vacancies in the Community Living Center (CLC) at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The announcement will remain open until July 10, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be May 26, 2026 with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant (NA) will be responsible for delivering safe resident care at the San Francisco VA Health Care System in the Community Living Center.
- →The NA is a member of the nursing care team and will assist licensed nursing staff, and other members of the care team in the care of patients/residents receiving long stay care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, dementia care, and/or hospice.
- →The duties of the Nursing Assistant includes, but are not limited to: Fosters an environment of respect for individual resident and family/significant other rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery.
- →Serves as the Veteran's/family/significant other's advocate and effectively incorporates knowledge and understanding of established customer service standards in all interactions with residents, family members, and/or internal/external customers and demonstrates resident-centered care.
- →Explains procedures to residents.
- →Administers complete personal care to Veterans 18 years through the geriatric years who exhibit acute symptoms and whose activity may be severely restricted.
- →These Veterans have unique age related and gender specific structural and functional changes that effect their response to assistance and care.
- →This care will include, but is not limited to, restorative care, hygiene, assistance with ADL's, elimination and nutrition.
- →Demonstrates dependability and reliability by scheduling and using leave appropriately for positive impact on patient/resident care.
- →Recognizes and reports subtle or obvious changes in patient's/resident's behavior, communication, or physical condition.
- →Documents observations, changes in patient's/resident's condition, and response to nursing interventions as applicable.
- →Assists in the development of the nursing care plan and quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) activities by defining problems, needs, and suggesting actions based on information gained through interaction with the patient/resident and/or group meetings.
- →Provides restorative nursing care with oversight by RN.
- →Works with assigned patients/residents using a variety approaches for the purpose of promoting independence, maintaining practicable level of functioning, self reliance, and encouraging patients/residents to accept responsibility for their own behavior.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3153a302-81ff-4ae8-994b-64c01c3946f7
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