Nursing Assistant - Geriatric & Extended Care

Veterans Health Administration; Town of Bath (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration in Bath, NY, is seeking a Nursing Assistant for the Geriatric & Extended Care team. The role involves direct resident care, monitoring, and collaboration with the treatment team to support veterans’ wellbeing.

Responsibilities include vital signs, wound and skin care, and assisting with therapies within scope of practice. The schedule is 12-hour night shifts, with one 8-hour shift biweekly; relocation incentive available.

Responsibilities

• Uses glucose monitoring to obtain readings and reports deviations to nursing staff.
• Provides direct care for complex veterans and observes subtle changes in condition.
• Documents care, observations and responses on appropriate forms and tools.
• Administers tracheostomy care including suctioning and monitors intake/output.
• Performs nursing procedures per policies (enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care, dressings, braces).
• Engages residents in small group activities per treatment plan.
• Recognizes autonomy and promotes independence; participates in Treatment Planning Meetings.
• Utilizes equipment to promote self-care (lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, Wandering System).
• Shares resident information with the treatment team for the plan of care; participates in team meetings.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment; observes safety regulations and infection-control practices.
• Serves as unit safe patient handling liaison; acts as preceptor/mentor to other NAs; orients new staff.
• Functions as part of unit base counsel and assists with behavior management and basic life support when needed.

Job description

Nursing Assistant - Geriatric & Extended Care

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Nursing Assistant for the Geriatric & Extended Care team at the VA medical center in Bath, NY.

Key Responsibilities

Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans refers deviation to appropriate health care staff Provides direct care for complex veterans Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and takes action accordingly within the NA's assigned role.

Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.- Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personal Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.- Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices, monitoring Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan.

Recognizes the residents' autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment. Actively participates in Treatment Planning Meetings. Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as; lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, and Veteran/Resident Wandering System.

Verbally provides patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/residents' plan of care, participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning. Enters information about the residents' condition in the chart, utilizing appropriate formats.

Participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient/resident Removes defective equipment, reports hazards, observes safety regulations, contributes to infection control, and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties.

Serves as the unit safe patient handling liaison Serves as preceptor and mentor to other NAs Orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate Functions as a member of the unit base counsel Manages distributed patient behavior and by appropriately intervenes and request assistant from other health care members. Appropriately initiates basic life support, takes actions appropriate action.

Work Schedule: Full-time, 12-hour night shifts 6:00pm-6:30am and one 8-hour shift per biweekly pay period Compressed/Flexible: Available Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: $7000 with a 1.5 year commitment Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $37558 – $56847/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.