Nursing Assistant

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Assistant (Night Shift)

• Focus: Direct patient care and remote tele-sit patient monitoring with documentation in the EHR

Description

Work as a Nursing Assistant on the night shift in a Community Living Center, partnering with licensed nursing staff to support Veterans with preventive, acute, sub-acute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care needs. You will help with ADLs, take and monitor basic patient measurements, perform non-complex procedures, and conduct tele-sit remote monitoring to prevent unsafe behaviors and ensure timely escalation. You will also support specimen collection workflows, basic wound care, patient transport, and admissions/transfers/discharges while maintaining infection control and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assist with ADLs: hygiene, toileting, feeding, and mobility

• Independently perform patient measurements and assessments (vital signs, pain assessments, neurological checks, bladder scans, oxygen monitoring)

• Perform non-complex procedures with minimal supervision (specimen collection, simple dressing changes)

• Support safe patient handling, mobility assistance, and appropriate lift-equipment operation

• Recognize and promptly report changes in patient condition

• Apply infection-control principles (airborne, contact, droplet isolation) and escalate environmental hazards

• Participate in fall-prevention and skin-integrity programs

• Conduct tele-sit remote patient monitoring; monitor behaviors and provide voice redirection when appropriate

• Notify bedside staff of safety concerns requiring in-person intervention; ensure camera readiness, privacy, and confidentiality

• Document observations, behavioral changes, interventions, and escalation steps in the EHR

• Collect, label, and process routine specimens per policy

• Provide basic wound care support under licensed staff direction

• Assist with specialized equipment (telemetry, oxygen therapy, suction)

• Support patient transport and continuity of observation

• Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges (vital signs, orientation, belongings, escort, and transport coordination)

• Collaborate with RNs, LVNs, physicians, therapists, social workers, and administrative staff

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficient in written and spoken English

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation; subject to background/security investigation

• Complete VA onboarding and required pre-employment documentation (including I-9)

• Testing-designated urinalysis for illegal drug use (refusal results in denial of employment)

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement for VA Health Care Personnel

• Meet Nursing Assistant education/experience eligibility for the applicable grade level (GS-3/GS-4/GS-5)

• Ability to meet physical requirements and use good body mechanics (walking/standing/lifting/carrying/bending/stooping)

• Willingness to serve a 1–2 year trial period with potential termination unless certified to advance the public interest

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)

• Parental leave after 12 months of employment (up to 12 weeks paid)

• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days for qualifying full-time employees

• Federal retirement pension plus 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Comprehensive federal benefits package (eligibility depends on position type)

Additional Notes

• Night Shift schedule: 7:30pm–8:00am; may include weekends and/or holidays

• This position is not virtual