Veterans Care Aide - Day Shift, Part-Time

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

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.