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Nursing Assistant - Spinal Cord Injury
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Summary
Join us at Hampton VAMC. With 4 open vacancies we are excited to invite you to apply for the nursing assistant position within the SCI department. The incumbent will be provided opportunities to provide care to patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a healthcare setting. The Organizational Location of the Position is:
Nursing service SCI and Rehab.
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.
- United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy - Education or Training
- One year above high school with courses related to the NA 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 requirements for GS-3. English Language Proficiency
- NA must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - part II - chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3j
- 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 requirements of the occupation
- For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard - but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it - the following provisions apply: (1) Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed - on a temporary or permanent basis - until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard
- (2) If an employee who was retained (grandfathered) under this provision leaves the occupation - the employee loses protected status of the grandfathering provision and must meet the full VA qualification standard basic requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation
- Grade Determinations:
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
- Grade Determinations
- In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
- GS-3 Nursing Assistant (Entry Level) Experience [and] Education
- None beyond the basic requirements
- Assignments
- Individuals assigned as GS-3 NAs are considered to be at the entry level and are closely supervised
- GS-4 Nursing Assistant 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
- AND Demonstrated Knowledge
- Skills - and Abilities (KSAs) - In addition - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
Ability to provide a range of patient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents - Ability to…
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