Nursing Assistant, FT

Salary: $24.53 - $28.04 Hourly
Location : Murray Hill Campus (Mount Morris, New York)
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202601215
Department: CNR/Nursing 0106
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Closing Date: 7/29/2026 11:59 PM Eastern


Description
RESIDENCY: Candidates must have been legal residents of the following jurisdiction(s) for at least four months immediately preceding the date of the application:

• Livingston County or New York State

This position exists in the County skilled nursing facilities and involves the performance of non-technical tasks involving the routine care of residents and providing such indirect or non-nursing services are not required to be performed by a Licensed Practical or Registered Professional Nurse. Work is subject to general supervision, except activities concerned with actual care of residents, which are performed under direct supervision by the registered nurse in charge. Does related work as required.
Examples of Duties

• Aids in walking, feeding, bathing and related restorative and rehabilitative care activities for residents and aids in caring for their personal needs and comfort;
• Aids residents with personal hygiene by shampooing and combing hair, cleaning and cutting nails, giving mouthwashes, cleaning teeth and dentures;
• Takes temperature, respiration rate, pulse of residents under supervision of the registered nurse in charge;
• Assists professional nursing personnel in carrying out assigned range of motion, promotion of self-help and independence activities and reality orientation;
• Assists residents with meals including feeding residents when necessary;
• Reports record of residents' food intake and output when ordered by the registered nurse in charge;
• Makes beds and changes linen on a regular basis or as otherwise directed;
• Gives residents lotion rubs and assess resident needs and general well being;
• Supplies residents with soap, facial and toilet tissue, towels, washcloths, etc.;
• Labels and stores residents' clothes and turns over valuables to person designated by the facility;
• Fills residents' bedside water pitchers and collects used glasses to be sanitized;
• Assists nursing staff in giving enemas, and applying simple hot packs;
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment by washing and application of antiseptic solution;
• May assist with moving of room furniture, fixtures and supplies to help keep residents safe and comfortable;
• Collects and bags soiled linens and cleans bedpans;
• Assists residents on outside field trips as requested.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Good knowledge in the care of the elderly and/or infirm as provided in a skilled nursing facility; ability to understand and carry out routine non-technical, oral and written directions relative to care of residents; physical strength and mental alertness; willingness to learn, cooperate and carefully follow a prescribed routine; discretion; ability to get along well with others and to secure cooperation of residents' neatness; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Typical Qualifications


1. Certified by the New York State Department of Health as a Residential Health Care Facilities Nurses Aide, or Certified Nurse Aide, or


2. A student in a school of nursing approved by the Commissioner of Education who has successfully completed at least two full semesters and/or 90 contact hours of basic medical/surgical nursing and who shall complete the clinical and written nurse aide competency evaluation/or a graduate of nursing program, waiting results of licensing exam.

Supplemental Information


Ability to lift and support the body weight of a resident with the prescribed number of assisting devices.

Nursing Assistant - NC in the County Service
Livingston County offers a robust benefits package for our employees.


This includes a variety of benefits that include - but are not limited to: health insurance options, dental insurance paid fully by the County, paid vacation leave, paid holidays, ability to participate in our deferred compensation program, participation in the NYS Retirement System, wellness offerings, and more.


For full details view the benefits guide here: