Nursing Assistant (Geriatrics)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Assistant (Geriatrics and Extended Care)

• Focus: Specialized personal nursing care for residents with psychiatric, medical, and geriatric conditions

Description

Provide a range of resident care and support recovery by assisting with multi-step treatments, diagnostic support procedures, charting, and resident teaching. You will help with personal care, vital signs, specimen collection, sterile dressing changes, and environmental safety while recognizing changes in physical or emotional status and reporting them promptly.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care (bathing, feeding, grooming, mobilizing) for older adults

• Support individualized care and follow policies/procedures using proper body mechanics

• Identify potential safety hazards and help maintain a safe environment

• Assist with admissions by collecting information, orienting patients to the unit, checking for contraband when indicated, and assisting nursing actions

• Take and record vital signs; obtain specimens; support physicians with diagnostic tests

• Provide daily-living guidance and support therapeutic community participation

• Report timely physical or behavioral changes; describe subtle behavior changes and interactions

• Perform treatments such as foot soaks and changes of sterile dressings

• Encourage self-care and monitor physical/emotional progress using designated charting techniques

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid Federal holidays)

• Parental Leave: up to 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months

• Child Care Subsidy: possible subsidy after 60 days for eligible full-time employees

• Retirement: traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% employer contribution

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

Work schedule: Full time with rotating days, weekends, holidays, and potential off-tour coverage (7:30AM–4:00PM, 3:30PM–12:00AM, 11:30PM–8:00AM)