Nursing Assistant SCID (Unit 1U2)

This Nursing Assistant position is critical to meeting the staffing and patient care needs of the unit 1U2. Spinal Cord injury patients require total care frequent turning feeding bathing and transfer to their power chairs mouth care wound care. Nursing assistants offer companionship listen to patients concerns and provide reassurance. They keep patient rooms and common areas clean ensuring a safe and clean environment. Under the supervision of nurses they assist with simple tasks like wound care catheter care and specimen collection bowel and bladder care. They adhere to infection control practices to prevent the spread of infection. The incumbent practices excellent customer service in all work activities. The incumbent is under the supervision of a Nurse Manager or other supervisor who provides the administrative supervision and general instruction plans and assigns work assigns time schedules approves leave and completes performance evaluations. Clinical supervision is provided by a registered nurse physician or other provider.

Duties include but are not limited to:

-Provides reporting communication and documentation in the computerized patient record system with other members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team.

-Ability to provide a range of patient care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients.

-Demonstrates competency and consistency in the technical use of equipment application of technical standards and performance of administrative support duties.

-Ability to observe patients physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner.

-Maintains certification and Basic Life Support (BLS). Remains current in required education and training as identified by regulating agencies Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS) Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and National Agencies.

-Participates in Medical Center activities and demonstrates skills and behaviors that provide and promote positive internal and external customer relationships.

-Recognizes responds and initiates appropriate level response to medical emergencies such as cardiac and/or respiratory failure.

-Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to provide care and services consistent with Infection Control Standards of Practice providing optimal outcomes for patients visitors and employees.

-Ability to properly use equipment materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan continuous passive motion device specimen collection etc.

-Ability to communicate effectively with patients their families and other health professionals.


Work Schedule: Various tours to be discussed with manager if applicant is interviewed for this position.
Recruitment Incentive/Expenses: 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 $144000 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 Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #2098FA
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• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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 evaluation.
• 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.

• 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.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Experience or Education or Training: Six months of general experience. Experience must demonstrate the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills to perform the work of a Nursing Assistant; OR
• One year of education above high school with courses related to the Nursing Assistant occupation; OR
• Completion of an intensive specialized occupation-related training course of study or program of less than one year as a Nursing Assistant may also meet in full the experience requirements for GS-03.
• English Language Proficiency: Nursing Assistants must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 Part II chapter 3 section A paragraph 3j.
• Grandfathering Provisions: All Nursing Assistants employed in VHA on the effective date of this qualification standard May 22 2024 are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the series and grade held that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it the following provisions apply:
• Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
• If an employee who was retained (grandfathered) under this provision leaves the occupation the employee loses protected status of the grandfathering provision and must meet the full VA qualification standard basic requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.

• Ability to provide a range of patient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents.
• Ability to observe patients/residents or residents physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Ability to properly use equipment materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan continuous passive motion device blood glucose monitoring machine specimen collection etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients/residents their families and other health professionals.

• Ability to assist in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems in a hospital long-term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Ability to communicate orally with patients/residents families interdisciplinary team and other personnel. This includes serving as a preceptor to new NAs by assisting with the coordination of their orientation and overseeing/assessing their practical experience while in a clinical setting.
• Ability to recognize and react to emergent patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance. For example recognizing need for basic life support controlling bleeding and assisting with behavior crisis etc.