- Position Title
- Nursing Assistant - Acute Care
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTG-OCA-12171658-23-RT Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023 to Monday, September 30, 2024
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1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
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By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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Assessment 1
The following is the basic requirement to qualify for the Nursing Assistant at any grade level.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
English Language Proficiency: Are you proficient in written/spoken English?
2.
Education or Training: You must have one year above high school with courses related to the Nursing Assistant occupation. Completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related course of study of less than one year as a nursing assistant may also meet in full the experience requirement for GS-3. Note: you must submit documentation to verify training completion.
Do you meet the education or training requirement above?
Do you meet the education or training requirement above?
Grandfathering Provisions: All Nursing Assistants employed in VHA on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the series and grade held that are part of the basic requirement of the occupation.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Creditable Experience
Certification of training: If you are qualifying for this occupation based on a successful completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related course of study of less than one year as a nursing nursing assistant you must include a copy of the certification or include the dates of training (month/year format) on your resume).
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Creditable Experience
- Knowledge of Current Practice. To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the current practice.
- Quality of Experience. To be creditable, NA experience must be documented on the application or resume and verified in an employment reference, or through other independent means.
- Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience as a NA is creditable according to its relationship to the full-time workweek. For example, a NA employed 20 hours a week, or on a 1/2-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
Certification of training: If you are qualifying for this occupation based on a successful completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related course of study of less than one year as a nursing nursing assistant you must include a copy of the certification or include the dates of training (month/year format) on your resume).
GS-3 minimum qualification requirements: None beyond the basic requirements.
3.
The following are qualification requirements of the GS-4 Nursing Assistant. Nursing Assistants (NA) at this level are considered to be at the intermediate or developmental level and are closely supervised. Nursing Assistants at this grade level function as a member of the nursing care team and assist higher graded Nursing Assistants, licensed nursing staff, and other member of the care team in the care of patients/residents receiving outpatient care, home or community living care or other patients/residents who are in acute, sub-acute, or chronic states of illness.
GS-4 minimum qualification requirements:
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 states, therapeutic communication, and technical skills required for basic and intermediate treatments;
OR,
Education. Successful completion of 2 years above high school in an accredited institution with courses related to nursing care, health care or in a field of study appropriate to the specialization of the position, such as education in a program for psychology, psychiatric, or operating room technicians.
Select the statements below that best describe the experience and/or education you possess.
GS-4 minimum qualification requirements:
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 states, therapeutic communication, and technical skills required for basic and intermediate treatments;
OR,
Education. Successful completion of 2 years above high school in an accredited institution with courses related to nursing care, health care or in a field of study appropriate to the specialization of the position, such as education in a program for psychology, psychiatric, or operating room technicians.
Select the statements below that best describe the experience and/or education you possess.
4.
GS-4, Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience or education, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSA's.
Select all of the following KSAs that that you possess. NOTE: Your resume narrative must support your selections.
Select all of the following KSAs that that you possess. NOTE: Your resume narrative must support your selections.
5.
The following are qualification requirements of the GS-5 Nursing Assistant (Full Performance Level). This is the full performance level for Nursing Assistants. Nursing Assistants at this grade level function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving outpatient care, home or community living care or other patients/residents who are in acute, sub acute or chronic states of illness. Assignments at this level typically involve more complex nursing needs which can vary within a range of predictable to unpredictable requirements. Nursing Assistants at this level assume more of a peer education/mentorship role.
GS-5 minimum qualification requirement:
Experience. One year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level which demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities that are directly related to the specific assignment.
OR
Education. Successful completion of a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of courses related to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree.
Select the statement below that describe the experience and/or education you possess.
GS-5 minimum qualification requirement:
Experience. One year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level which demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities that are directly related to the specific assignment.
OR
Education. Successful completion of a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of courses related to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree.
Select the statement below that describe the experience and/or education you possess.
6.
GS-5, Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience or education, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSA's.
Select the statements below that describe your knowledge, skills and abilities.
Select the statements below that describe your knowledge, skills and abilities.