Nurse's Aide (Part-Time) (Office/On-site)

State-of-Connecticut---Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive state employee benefits

Career development opportunities

Healthy work/life balance

Job summary

Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Nurse's Aide for the Rocky Hill Health Care Center. This part-time role supports physicians and nurses in delivering attentive bedside care to veterans.

Responsibilities include assisting with patient mobility, recording vitals, and ensuring safety and clean, orderly environments. Certification as a Nurse's Aide is required, with a mission toward compassionate, patient‑centered service.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Nurse's Aide.
• Possess ability to follow infection control practices and safety procedures.
• Demonstrate care for physically and chronically ill patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist doctors and nurses in general patient care and well-being.
• Position, transfer, move and lift patients as needed for safety.
• Take and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration).
• Observe patients and report unusual symptoms to clinical staff.
• Ensure proper application of restraints and maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Infection control

Care for ill patients

Safety procedures

Education

Nurse's Aide certification

Tools

e-MAR

Job description

Introduction

Provide essential hands‑on support that helps ensure safe, attentive care for veterans at the Rocky Hill Health Care Center.

The Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) has an opening for a Nurse's Aide for the Health Care Center in Rocky Hill.

Schedule

Part‑time, 24 hours per week

First shift, 6:45 AM – 3:15 PM

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Week 2: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

*May be eligible for weekend differential

What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive state employee benefits
• Access the State Employee Benefits Overview page to explore available options
• Professional growth and career development opportunities
• A commitment to promoting a healthy work/life balance

*Benefits may vary or may not apply to certain part‑time positions

Position Highlights

• Assists doctors and nurses in the general care and well‑being of patients
• Positions, transfers and lifts patients to support mobility and safety
• Takes and records vital signs including temperatures, pulses and respirations
• Observes patients and reports unusual symptoms or behavior to clinical staff
• Ensures proper application of restraints and maintains a safe patient environment
• Collects specimens and performs basic nursing tasks such as urine sugar tests and equipment cleaning
• Performs related duties as required

About Us

For over 140 years, the Connecticut DVA has been caring for its veterans and their dependents. As a department, we are a team of dedicated individuals who support our veterans, and we believe in 'Serving Those Who Served.'

Purpose of Job Class (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state hospital this class is accountable for rendering bedside care to the physically or chronically ill in cases where the services of a registered or licensed practical nurse are not required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Assists doctors and nurses in general care and well being of patients
• Positions, transfers, moves and lifts patients
• Takes and records temperatures, pulses and respirations
• Observes patients and reports unusual symptoms and/or behavior
• Ensures that restraints are correctly applied
• Tests urine samples for sugar
• Collects specimens
• Keeps beds, bedpans and related equipment clean
• Maintains unit environment for safety of patient
• Transports patients, specimens and other related patient items
• Prepares reports and correspondence including necessary forms and/or requisitions, dietary orders, death paperwork and assembly of charts
• May feed, bathe and massage clients as well as respond to their general needs
• May apply or remove braces
• May process billing and/or insurance information
• May act as triage and/or receptionist for incoming patients and telephone calls
• May schedule patient appointments
• May order supplies
• Performs related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with basic principles of nursing including infection control practices
• Deal with physically and chronically ill
• Learn safety and fire procedures

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Certification as a Nurse's Aide.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

One (1) year of experience in patient care in a hospital or nursing home.

NOTE: The above substitution will not apply to certain positions at UConn Health. Certification as a Nurse’s Aide will be required for those positions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility (nursing home)
• Experience providing nursing services to patients with dementia
• Experience working with the veterans population
• Experience working with clients/patients with behavioral health issues or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Experience documenting in an Electronic Health Record (e-MAR)

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.