Nursing Assistant (Community Living Center)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Assistant (Community Living Center)

• Setting: VA Community Living Center; safe and individualized care for Veterans with multiple complex needs

• Shifts: Mix of day and night shifts (including weekends and holidays), 80 hours biweekly with 8- and 12-hour shifts

• Schedule: 6:00 AM–6:30 PM and 6:00 PM–6:30 AM; compressed/flexible schedule available

Description

Provide daily personal care and individualized support for Veterans with complex medical needs, including hygiene, comfort, nutrition, elimination, and skin-integrity. Assist nurses with treatments, procedures, and routine clinical tasks; perform basic diagnostic tasks and accurately chart observations while maintaining a safe environment. Support patients’ physical, emotional, rehabilitative, and spiritual needs and help prevent skin breakdown and promote mobility.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily personal care: hygiene, comfort, nutrition, elimination, and skin-integrity support

• Deliver safe, individualized care to Veterans with complex medical needs

• Assist nurses with treatments, procedures, and routine clinical tasks

• Perform basic diagnostic tasks and accurately chart observations

• Support patients’ physical, emotional, rehabilitative, and spiritual needs

• Prevent skin breakdown and promote mobility and comfort

• Prioritize and multitask effectively in a fast-paced care environment

• Maintain a safe environment and follow established care protocols

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficient in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required (training provided)

• Seasonal influenza vaccination program participation required

• Meet basic Nursing Assistant requirements: 6 months general experience OR 1 year education above high school OR completion of an intensive specialized NA training course under 1 year

• Willingness to complete required online onboarding and pre-employment documentation (Form I-9)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases

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

• Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days for full-time employees meeting income and eligibility limits

• Retirement: federal pension and federal 401K (up to 5% contributions)

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

• Trial period: 1–2 years as a condition of employment; certification required to continue employment