Nursing Assistant

This position is for a Nursing Assistant in Mental Health.Salary Ranges: GS 3: $39,927 - 51,911 GS 4: $42652 - $55,450 GS 5: $47,720 - 62,036

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent serves as a Nursing Assistant (NA) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tomah, WI. The NA works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse/Licensed health care professional. This position requires a professional individual with a broad-based clinical knowledge. Previous Nursing Assistant experience is preferred. Major duties of this position are, but not limited to: Assisting medical personnel in the care or treatment of residents with diverse conditions/diagnoses. Preparing, ambulating, transporting, and positioning residents with use of equipment. Providing a variety of personal care including but not limited to bathing, shaving, feeding, incontinence care, trimming nails, range of motion, and ambulation of residents. Performing a wide variety of duties aimed at increasing the comfort and spirit of the resident. Encourages residents and assists in completing restorative programs. Recognizes and reports obvious changes in resident condition. Delivers care to residents in a respectful, non-judgmental manner. Maintains resident privacy/confidentiality and residents rights to privacy/confidentiality. Accurately documents resident information on flow sheets and Computerized Patient Records System (CPRS). Provides resident information to the accountable LPN/RN for inclusion in the resident's plan of care. Completes assignments, reports to the accountable LPN/RN when assignment has been completed, or when unable to complete activities. Able to adjust to assignment changes. Effectively provide care to a veteran population with widely diverse conditions/diagnoses, including caring for residents at end-of-life. Work Schedule: 7:30 pm to 8:00 am Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): 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 $144,000 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 Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 06532F, 06532F, 06437D Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Approved

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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/examination. 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate 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 organizational 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 will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.