Nursing Assistant

HIRING NURSING ASSISTANTS! $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

If you have questions about how to apply: Contact: Rachelle at rwhalen@bop.gov 

Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons? You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.

Duties  
Assists Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in performing patient care activities for psychiatric and long-term medical/surgical patients.

Rotates with other nursing assistants in assignments, working variable hours.

Assists with admissions and dismissals, including delivery of medical records as necessary.

Reports pertinent data in a timely manner to the medical staff including changes in patient’s condition requiring assessment and/or further intervention.

Prepares patient care area by restocking equipment and supplies needed by physicians or nurses performing treatments or exams.

Assists physicians and nurses with exams or treatments, including turning and positioning of patients, draping and use of safety restraints (e.g., safety straps, side rails) as necessary.

Procures proper equipment needed, maintains clean and sterile fields, secures specimens for laboratory analysis, labels specimens and transports them to the laboratory.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staff’s correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.    

 Requirements
Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is Required.

 Qualifications To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education: Four year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor’s degree with courses related to the occupation. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes nonprofessional nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other medical, nursing, or patient care facility, or in such work as that of a home health aide. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in providing personal nursing care, such as providing pre- and post-operative care. Experience in caring for mentally ill and long-term patients, including observing, recording, and reporting change in their behavior. Experience assisting physicians and nurses with exams or treatments dealing with patient care, including turning and positioning patients, draping, maintaining sterile conditions and use of safety restraints. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Education   See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable. ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement.

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.