VA
$37,683 – $58,811
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 28, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
The Marion VA Health Care System is hiring nursing assistants to provide direct patient care in a medical/surgical unit, working with acutely ill veterans under RN supervision on day and night shifts. The role involves vital signs, hygiene, patient transfers, telemetry monitoring, and basic patient care tasks in a hospital setting.
Our summary, not Veterans Health Administration’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- U.S. citizenship or inability to recruit qualified citizens
- English language proficiency in spoken and written form
- Six months general experience or one year of education above high school related to nursing assistance or completion of specialized NA training
- Current BLS certification with AED from American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Treatment Training Network (MTN)
Nice to have
- Two years of nursing assistant experience
- One year of acute care nursing assistant experience
- Telemetry training
- BLS certification