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VA Maryland Health Care System
Perry Point, MD (In Person)
$61,597 Salary, Full-Time
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Nursing Assistant Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary The Nursing Assistant (NA) will provide care to pients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting.
THIS POSITION IS LOCATED AT THE PERRY POINT, MARYLAND CAMPUS.
Learn more about this agency Summary The Nursing Assistant (NA) will provide care to pients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting.THIS POSITION IS LOCATED AT THE PERRY POINT, MARYLAND CAMPUS.
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $53,563- $69,632 per year Pay scale & grade GS 3
- 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Perry Point, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Control number 867808600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agencyNOTE:
The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help The Nursing Assistant (NA) will perform the following: Appropriely utilizes glucose monitoring machine to collect and document approprie glucose readings for assigned pient veteran, maintains a positive therapeutic relionships by displaying respect for human dignity with pient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communicion skills, begins to utilize observion skills for da collection, reporting and recording pient/resident observions, performs aspects of nursing care to meet pient's needs for personal hygiene, physical comfort, activity, exercise, rest, nutrition, eliminion, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitive aspects of care, engaging in-group activities such as off-stion trips, reality oriention, current events and other therapeutic groups, utilizing principles of proper body mechanics while caring for pients. Reports pient observions to the RN and or other members of the trement team, sets up pient care reled equipment, organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment, assist with orienting pient/family to unit routines and policies, work as a cooperive, courteous member of the interdisciplinary team, safeguarding the pient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting informion of a confidential nure, uses proper safety practices, utilizes equipment and supplies according to procedures, utilizes principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of pient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilizion of lifting equipment. Nursing Assistant- vacareers.
Work Schedule :
3-8 Hour Shifts/ Month (Intermittent) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized. Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion Assistance): Not authorized.Pay:
Competitive salaryTelework :
Not available.Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 25459, 25460, 25461 Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not authorized Whole Health is an approach to health care th empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment th supports personalized and proactive care. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue 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 organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.Basic Requirements :
United Stes Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Experience or Educion or Training. (1) [Six months of general experience. Experience must demonstre the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills to perform the work of a NA; OR, (2) One year of educion above high school with courses reled to the NA occupion; OR, (3) Completion of an intensive, specialized, occupion-reled [training] course of study [or program] of less than one year as a NA may also meet in full the experience requirements for GS-3. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service for requirements. English Language Proficiency. NAs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).Grade Determinions :
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candides. GS-3 (Entry Level) (a) Experience and Educion. None beyond the basic requirements.(b) Assignments. Individuals assigned as GS-3 NAs are considered to be the entry level and are closely supervised. GS-4 (a) Experience. One year of specialized experience as a NA or experience in another medical field (licensed practical nurse, health technician, hospital corpsman, etc.), performing technical and nursing skills requiring knowledge of the human physical and emotional stes, therapeutic communicion, and technical skills required for basic and intermedie trements; OR,(b) Educion. Successful completion of 2 years above high school in an accredited institution with courses reled to nursing care, health care or in a field of study approprie to the specializion of the position, such as educion in a program for psychology, psychiric, or opering room technicians; AND(c) Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition, the candide must demonstre the followingKSAs:
i Ability to provide a range of pient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of pients/residents. ii Ability to observe pients/residents' or resident's physical or emotional stus and refer deviions and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner. iii Ability to properly use equipment, merials and supplies in simple diagnostic and trement procedures such as bladder scan, continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection, etc. iv Ability to communice effectively with pients/residents, their families and other health professionals. GS-5 (Full Performance Level) .(a) Experience. One year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level which demonstres knowledge, skills, and abilities th are directly reled to the specific assignment. In addition, the candide must demonstre the professional KSAs in subparagraph (c) below; OR,(b) Educion. Successful completion of a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree th included 24 semester hours of courses reled to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree; AND(c) Demonstred KSAs. i Ability to assist in the full range of nursing care to pients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems in a hospital, long-term care or outpient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocional Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse. ii Ability to communice orally with pients/residents, families, interdisciplinary team and other personnel. This includes serving as a preceptor to new NAs by assisting with the coordinion of their oriention and overseeing/assessing their practical experience while in a clinical setting. iii Ability to recognize and react to emergent pient/resident care situions and intervene while waiting for assistance. For example, recognizing need for basic life support, controlling bleeding and assisting with behavior crisis, etc.Reference:
For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-05. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-03 to GS-05.Physical Requirements:
Physical requirements are in accordance with VA Directive Handbook 5019. EducionIMPORTANT
A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.Note:
Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :
Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Full Resume/CV- no page limit.
Applicions:
To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Full Resume/CV- no page limit.
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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.NOTE:
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion D'artagnan Hubbs Phone 4106422411 X26352 dartagnan.hubbs@va.gov Address VA Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .NOTE:
Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.
- no page limit.
Applicions:
To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Full Resume/CV- no page limit.
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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.NOTE:
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion D'artagnan Hubbs Phone 4106422411 X26352 dartagnan.hubbs@va.gov Address VA Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .NOTE:
Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.
- $69,632 per year Pay scale & grade GS 3
- 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Perry Point, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
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