Nursing Assistant
Duties Help Duties Summary This position is located at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, DC (AFRH-W), within Healthcare Services.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for performing various Resident care activities and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the non-skilled nursing care, personal needs and comfort of Residents.
Learn more about this agency Responsibilities As a GS-5 Nursing Assistant, you will:
Provide comfort care and hygiene to Residents to include bathing, hair and nail care, oral hygiene, skin care and back rubs.
Assist Residents in walking, moving, and changing position by supporting and turning them.
Maintain flow sheets and Resident records, documenting Resident care as per expected standards.
Take accurate vital signs (ie blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature) and other required measurements (ie height, weight).
Perform routine procedures in accordance with established standard operating procedures for CNA education.
Travel Required Not required Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 5 Job family (Series) 0621 Nursing Assistant Similar jobs Assistants, Medical Assistants, Nursing Medical Assistants Nursing Assistants Requirements Help Requirements Conditions of Employment The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service.
One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Key Requirements:
Please refer to Conditions of Employment.
Must be US Citizen or US National Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Certification:
You must have an active and current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in a state or territory of the US Physical Requirements:
The work involves long periods of moving about the work unit.
Work requires regular and recurring standing, bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, lifting and repositioning Residents.
Must use proper body mechanics when lifting objects and use lift equipment for Residents.
The work may require considerable and strenuous physical exertion, such as lifting objects greater the 50 pounds or defending oneself against physical attack.
AND Specialized
Experience:
For the GS-05, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
Providing personal nursing care; OR Performing support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus; OR Caring for patients, including observing, recording, and reporting changes in their behavior, and providing reassurance and encouragement.
; OR Assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients.
OR A 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation; OR A combination of experience and education.
For example, the applicant has 9 months of specialized experience and 75 semester hours of college (15 semester hours beyond the second year and the equivalent of 3 months of specialized experience).
The applicant meets 75 percent of the required experience and 25 percent of the required education.
The applicant meets 100 percent of the requirement for 1 year of specialized experience and is qualified for the position.
For GS-5 level positions , only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (ie, beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.
Education Education Requirements:
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the US Department of Education.
If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.
Refer to the OPM instructions.
#06022021.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for performing various Resident care activities and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the non-skilled nursing care, personal needs and comfort of Residents.
Learn more about this agency Responsibilities As a GS-5 Nursing Assistant, you will:
Provide comfort care and hygiene to Residents to include bathing, hair and nail care, oral hygiene, skin care and back rubs.
Assist Residents in walking, moving, and changing position by supporting and turning them.
Maintain flow sheets and Resident records, documenting Resident care as per expected standards.
Take accurate vital signs (ie blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature) and other required measurements (ie height, weight).
Perform routine procedures in accordance with established standard operating procedures for CNA education.
Travel Required Not required Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 5 Job family (Series) 0621 Nursing Assistant Similar jobs Assistants, Medical Assistants, Nursing Medical Assistants Nursing Assistants Requirements Help Requirements Conditions of Employment The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service.
One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Key Requirements:
Please refer to Conditions of Employment.
Must be US Citizen or US National Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Certification:
You must have an active and current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in a state or territory of the US Physical Requirements:
The work involves long periods of moving about the work unit.
Work requires regular and recurring standing, bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, lifting and repositioning Residents.
Must use proper body mechanics when lifting objects and use lift equipment for Residents.
The work may require considerable and strenuous physical exertion, such as lifting objects greater the 50 pounds or defending oneself against physical attack.
AND Specialized
Experience:
For the GS-05, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
Providing personal nursing care; OR Performing support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus; OR Caring for patients, including observing, recording, and reporting changes in their behavior, and providing reassurance and encouragement.
; OR Assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients.
OR A 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation; OR A combination of experience and education.
For example, the applicant has 9 months of specialized experience and 75 semester hours of college (15 semester hours beyond the second year and the equivalent of 3 months of specialized experience).
The applicant meets 75 percent of the required experience and 25 percent of the required education.
The applicant meets 100 percent of the requirement for 1 year of specialized experience and is qualified for the position.
For GS-5 level positions , only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (ie, beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.
Education Education Requirements:
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the US Department of Education.
If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.
Refer to the OPM instructions.
#06022021.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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