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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
Under the direction of a Registered or Practical Nurse, the Acute Care Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The NA supports patients with both acute & chronic conditions.
What You'll Do
- →Allied VA Health Professional Total Rewards Package: Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional About the position: This position serves as an Acute Care Nursing Assistant (NA) in the Nursing Service in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- →At the GS-03 level, the NA will build upon knowledge of basic nursing care and standardized procedures to provide service to Veterans.
- →They perform basic individualized nursing care under the supervision of licensed health care professionals and management of equipment special to the area is required.
- →At the GS-04 level, the NA will provide complex nursing care independently as a member of the nursing care team by assisting higher graded NAs, licensed nursing staff, and other members of the care team.
- →They provide care under close supervision and may perform these duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, community living care, acute, sub-acute, psychiatry.
- →At the GS-05 level, the NA serves as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of Veterans receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
- →NAs at this level also assume more of a peer education/mentorship role and are responsible and accountable for maintaining training required and may be assigned additional duties as area needs required.
- →Work Schedule: 8:00am-6:30pm Varied days Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
- →When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 13004F, 13005F, 13006F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a9888734-3d17-4c33-90ba-d2530b4cb9ec
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