Nursing Assistant-Acute Care
Veterans Health Administration · Baltimore, MD
- EmployerVeterans Health Administration
- LocationBaltimore, MD
- EmploymentFull-time
- Postedtoday
- Requisition889155800
- ProfessionCertified Nursing Assistant
About this role
Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Nursing Assistant-Acute Care in Baltimore, MD. The employer published a pay range of $44k–$71k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other certified nursing assistant roles before you apply.
Nursing assistants help patients with daily living, take vital signs and report changes to the nursing team.
Duties from the announcement
The Nursing Assistant - Acute Care assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned veteran. Performs their duties on an assigned patient area and using a team nursing approach. Maintains a positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.
How this pay compares
The midpoint of this range, $27.62 per hour, is 30% above the median of 56 CNA postings with published pay in Maryland ($21.22 per hour).
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Baltimore, MD at a glance
- $19.12/hrmedian pay, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area
- $18–$22middle half of earners, per hour
- 104price level, U.S. = 100
- 17hospitals listed by CMS in Baltimore
- The metro median is 1% below the Maryland statewide median of $19.23 per hour. Nationally the median is $19.01 per hour.
- Adjusted for local prices, a $19.12 median hour in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson buys what $18.30 buys at the national price level.
- HRSA lists 19 active primary care shortage designations covering Baltimore city; shortage areas often have more openings.
Certified Nursing Assistant pay and jobs in Baltimore · Certified Nursing Assistant jobs in Maryland · Maryland state guide
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.
What do certified nursing assistants get paid at other hospitals in Maryland?
- Adventist HealthSilver Spring, MD$22.05/hr
- Fresenius Medical CareWheaton, MD$22.00/hr
- Trinity HealthSilver Spring, MD$21.46/hr
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- State-approved CNA training and active state registry listing
- BLS certification
- Many hospital roles ask for recent patient-care experience
General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.
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