Careers & Employment Opportunities

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The NYS Veterans Homes provide high quality care to residents at each of the four Department of Health-operated facilities, located in Batavia, Oxford, Montrose and St. Albans, New York. We work to maintain pristine facilities and to deliver the highest standard of living for our residents through a well-trained and highly appreciated workforce. Our success is based on our employees’ dedication and commitment to excellence. We strive to maintain high-performing staff that continually supports the best quality of life for residents.

As part of the New York State Department of Health, our facilities offer competitive salaries, full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance, retirement plan, generous leave programs, full and part time shifts, and opportunities for career growth and advancement.

We frequently recruit for a wide-array of positions ranging from nursing and other resident facing roles such as food service and housekeeping, to administration, finance and facility maintenance.

Current Vacancies

To view our current vacancies, please visit the following link:

Employment Opportunities (health.ny.gov)

Holiday & Paid Time Off

  • Twelve (12) paid holidays yearly
  • Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave yearly
  • Five (5) days of paid personal leave yearly
  • Eight (8) days of paid sick leave yearly
  • Up to three (3) days of professional leave yearly to participate in professional development

Health Care Benefits

  • Employees and eligible dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
  • Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits

  • New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
  • NYS Deferred Compensation
  • Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
  • Additional educational opportunities & trainee opportunities
  • Union benefits such as educational tuition support

Please visit the following link for more information about benefits: Employee Benefit Programs (goer.ny.gov)

NYS Veterans Home Human Resources Contacts

If you would like to speak with someone at one of the respective facilities about employment opportunities or professional life at one of the NYS Veterans Homes, please contact a facility representative using the contact information below.

New York State Veterans’ Home at St. Albans
Gail Vaughn, Director of Human Resources
178-50 Linden Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11434-1467
Ph: 718-990-0338
HumanResources-StAlbans@nysvets.org
New York State Veterans' Home at Oxford
Christine Bruce, Director of Human Resources
4211 State Highway 220
Oxford, NY 13830
Ph: 607-843-3226
OxfordHR@nysvets.org
New York State Veterans’ Home at Batavia
MaryAlice Loucks, Director of Human Resources
220 Richmond Avenue
Batavia, NY 14020
Ph: 585-345-2074
HumanResourcesBatavia@nysvets.org
New York State Veterans' Home at Montrose
Robert Hollander, Director of Human Resources
2090 Albany Post Road
Montrose, NY 10548 
Ph: 914-788-6061
Montrose.HR@nysvets.org