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Summary The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for Health Aids in the Nursing Operations Department, Long Beach, CA. The position is responsible for delivering a broad array of health care services throughout the Medical Center, and its various locations that provide in patient care, such as but not limited to the living centers. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History Responsibilities Perform the following duties and responsibilities: Provide care for a group of patients/residents of varying ages. Determine the differences of both physical and/or psychological effects of aging and physical/mental impairments. Implement facility guidelines for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Maintain general cleanliness of the inpatient/resident's environment including emptying and/or cleaning urinals, bed pans, GU bags, suction bottles, disposing of dirty linen and disposable briefs. Assist as needed with laundering and distributing resident's personal clothing. Utilize specialized equipment such as ceiling lifters, wheelchair movers, steady and/or electric stretchers according to Safe Patient Handling and Movement Policy. Perform a range of clinical support duties, which include taking, recording vital signs and reporting deviations to the RN. Collect, monitor, and/or document resident weight and height. Control the collection of urine, stool, sputum and other specimens for Laboratory analysis. Perform routine tasks that assist in the implementation of leisure and diversional activities and promote meaningful use of time that enhances independence, positive self-esteem and relaxing leisure experiences. Record care of inpatient/resident on appropriate documents: documents condition of inpatient/resident according to facility policy. Assure visual check of all inpatient/residents, provides one-to-one observation as directed for assaultive and/or ill inpatients/residents, and follows facility policy related to suicidal inpatients/residents. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Various Shifts. May be day or evening shift; can be 8 or 10 hour shift. May have to work on weekends and/or holidays Position Description: Health Aid / 99917A, 99917-S Telework: Not Available Financial Disclosure Report: Not required 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 You may be required to serve a probationary period 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Training-Service Agreement and Mobility Agreement required Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.05/21/2025 Basic Requirement: (must be in resume and transcripts) You may qualify at the GS-03 grade level based on your experience as described below. General Experience: (must be in resume) Six months of general experience; any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. OR Education: Successful completion of l year of study that included study in medical, health, or related fields. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Duties require extensive periods of standing and walking. Working with residents requires regular and recurring bending, lifting (not to exceed 35 pounds), reaching, carrying, stooping, stretching and similar activities. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education 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/. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.