Nursing Assistant - Community Living Center

Nursing Assistant Position

This Nursing Assistant position is located within the VA Community Living Center at the Saint Cloud VA Medical Center in Saint Cloud, MN, where Veterans receive nursing home level care including help with activities of daily living as well as skilled nursing and medical care. The Nursing Assistant delivers safe, basic physical and emotional care to residents with simple to complex needs while developing technical skills under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Responsibilities :

Total Rewards of an Allied Health Professional

Major duties include, but are not limited to :

• Provide direct personal care to residents, including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene.
• Assist residents with mobility, including transferring, turning, positioning, and ambulation using proper body mechanics and assistive devices.
• Support residents with nutritional needs by serving meals, assisting with feeding, and monitoring intake and output.
• Measure and record vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, and oxygen saturation.
• Observe and report changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to licensed nursing staff promptly.
• Maintain skin integrity by performing routine skin checks, repositioning residents, and reporting any signs of pressure injuries or breakdown.
• Collect specimens (urine, stool, sputum) as ordered and assist with diagnostic procedures as directed.
• Manage elimination needs by assisting with toileting, incontinence care, catheter care, and maintaining accurate output documentation.
• Provide respiratory support by positioning residents to promote optimal breathing and assisting with oxygen therapy as directed.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable environment by following infection control protocols and using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Promote resident dignity, privacy, and independence in all aspects of care.
• Document care provided and resident observations using electronic or paper charting systems.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care planning as needed.

Work Schedule : Full-time, part-time, and intermittent work schedules available. Work is scheduled Sunday-Saturday, rotating day, evening, and night shifts. Rotating weekends and holidays required. Additional information will be provided during the interview process.

Additional Pay :

Shift Differential - 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am. (Not authorized for intermittent work schedules)

Weekend Premium - 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday.

Holiday Pay - 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled, non-overtime work on a designated holiday.

Compressed / Flexible :

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance) : Not Authorized

Pay : Competitive salary and regular salary increases

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 : Available

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Note : Eligibility for benefits varies based on the type of appointment. Intermittent employees are generally not eligible for paid leave, paid holidays, parental leave, childcare subsidies, or most insurance and retirement benefits. Specific eligibility is determined by federal regulations and the number of hours worked.

Saint Cloud VA Health Care is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23). The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

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, 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.

Must obtain / maintain basic life support (BLS) certification.

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.

Qualifications

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.

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

Experience, Education or Training. You must meet one of the following to meet the basic requirements for a Nursing Assistant (NA) :

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations :

In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade. The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade.

GS-03 - None beyond the