Licensed Nursing Assistant

Overview

The Vermont Veterans' Home is recruiting Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs) to join a compassionate team providing best‑in‑class care to Veterans, their spouses, and Gold Star Parents. Staff deliver person‑centered, trauma‑informed care to residents with a wide range of physical and psychiatric disorders in a long‑term care setting. Work is performed under the direction of a Licensed Practical Nurse and/or Registered Nurse, with required in‑service training and encouragement to pursue continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care and treatment at the aide level in a long‑term residential care environment.
• Perform duties in any area of the facility and on any shift as assigned.
• Stand for long periods, walk extended distances, sit, perform repetitive movements, bend, twist, stretch, lift, push, and pull.
• Interact directly with residents who may have physical and mental illness, dementia, infectious diseases, severe limitations, or unpredictable behavior.
• Manage high‑stress and emotional situations, including exposure to potentially physically or verbally violent patients and infectious disease.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of (or eligibility for) licensure as a Vermont Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA). Licensure must be maintained as a condition of employment.

Special Requirements

• Overtime work is required to maintain minimum staffing levels per regulation and is considered an essential function of the position.

Schedule

Current openings are on the evening shift, 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Shift differentials apply to evening and weekend hours.

Pay

Starting pay may be negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• 80% State‑paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families.
• 11 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan.
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI).
• Retirement savings options: a State‑defined benefit pension plan and a deferred‑compensation 457(b) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and childcare.
• Low‑cost group life insurance.
• Incentive‑based wellness program.
• Qualified employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program.