About Careertakes

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Position overview

Confidential Client (via Careertakes) is hiring a full-time Nursing Assistant in Portland, OR. This role supports direct patient care across clinical settings (hospital, outpatient, long-term care) and may be filled at entry through full-performance levels (GS-3 to GS-5 equivalent). U.S. Citizenship and the ability to meet job-specific health and screening requirements are included in the qualifications below.

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What you’ll do

• Provide direct patient/resident care under the direction of licensed nursing staff.
• Assist with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, toileting, feeding, transferring).
• Perform routine clinical tasks: vital signs, specimen collection, blood glucose checks, bladder scans, and use of simple diagnostic/treatment devices (e.g., continuous passive motion devices).
• Support wound care and dermatology clinic tasks when required.
• Observe and report changes in physical or emotional status to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Assist with basic life support and initial response to emergent patient situations while awaiting additional help.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, and other health professionals.
• Serve as a preceptor/mentor to new Nursing Assistants when assigned (training support, oversight of practical experience).
• Keep accurate documentation and contribute to completion of the nurse care plan.

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Minimum qualifications

Note: these reflect the qualification pathways for selection. Candidates must meet at least one of the experience/education paths below and any citizenship or position-specific requirements.

• U.S. Citizenship (employer requires appointment eligibility in accordance with applicable policy).
• Experience or education/training options:
  • Six months general experience demonstrating ability to learn NA duties; OR
  • One year of education above high school with courses related to nursing/health care; OR
  • Completion of an intensive, occupation-related training program (less than one year) in Nursing Assistant duties.
• Grade / level guidance:
  • Entry (GS-3 equivalent): meets basic requirements; closely supervised.
  • Intermediate (GS-4 equivalent): one year of specialized NA experience or experience in a related clinical role; demonstrated KSAs for intermediate technical and therapeutic skills.
  • Full performance (GS-5 equivalent): one year of progressively responsible experience at GS-4 level OR bachelor’s degree with healthcare-related coursework; demonstrates professional KSAs and may precept others.
• Required KSAs (examples):
  • Ability to assist in a range of nursing care tasks and support the care plan.
  • Ability to observe and report changes in patient/resident status.
  • Competence using equipment, materials and supplies for simple diagnostic and treatment procedures.
  • Effective oral and written communication with patients, families, and clinical teams.

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Preferred experience

• 1 year outpatient clinical experience
• 6 months dermatology clinic experience
• 1 year wound care experience

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Physical & health requirements

• Visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity.
• Ability to walk, stand, stoop, sit, bend, pull and push for extended periods; transferring patients and equipment as required.
• Potential exposure to infectious materials; may be required to don protective clothing for isolation or invasive procedures.
• Occasional exposure to combative patients (e.g., delirium, dementia, psychiatric conditions).
• Must complete annual Employee Health requirements (e.g., TB screening/testing) as a condition of employment.

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Compensation & schedule

• Employment type: Full time
• Salary range: $42,102 - $68,741 per year (range provided by Confidential Client)
• Location: Portland, OR (on-site clinical duties; not a remote role)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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