Staff Home Health Aide

@ VNS Health
VNS Healthvnshealth.com

Staff Home Health Aide

Jericho, NY
Posted 2 days ago

About the job

VNS Health has served New Yorkers for 130+ years as a leading nonprofit in home and community health. The role focuses on delivering compassionate personal care, monitoring, and support to clients in Queens, ensuring safety and well-being.

Requirements

  • Satisfactory completion of NY State HHA Training
  • Available for certain Nassau-Suffolk locations
  • Valid driver’s license and car
  • Basic writing and math skills
  • At least 18 years old

Qualifications

  • 6th grade reading comprehension
  • Willing to work on multiple cases
  • Physical ability for lifting and mobility
  • One year of experience preferred
  • Good communication skills

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Overview

Overview
We’re looking for Staff Home Health Aides to be the heart of the care we provide our clients in Queens. As a Staff Home Health Aide with VNS Health Personal Care, you will provide exceptional care that our clients rely on to stay safe at home. Become a part of the reason we are a national leader in home care





What You Will Do

  • Provide personal care and support, including ambulation, transfers, ostomy care, and assistance with medical equipment and self-administered medication.
  • Monitor vital signs, observe and report client conditions, and adhere to infection control practices.
  • Assist with personal hygiene, nutrition, fluid intake, and light housekeeping.
  • Ensures client rights and confidentiality.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Be available to service clients in Long Island Towns Along the Nassau–Suffolk Border: Oyster Bay, Huntington, Babylon, Plainview, Melville, Hicksville, Farmingdale, Massapequa & Amityville.
  • Satisfactory completion of New York State Health Department approved HHA Training Program or Equivalency.
  • Sixth (6) grade reading comprehension level.
  • Writing and math skill level to the extent necessary for the successful and safe performance of required job functions.
  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
  • Have a car and valid driver’s license. Be available Monday – Friday (8:00 am - 8:00 pm) some weekends.
  • Be willing to work on multiple short-hour cases (minimum 3 cases daily, mileage reimbursement offered).
  • One (1) year of work experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

  • Full range of body motion, including handling and lifting adult clients.
  • Standing and walking for extensive periods, as well as bending and climbing stairs.
  • Commonly lifts, carries, and maneuvers items weighing more than 50 lbs.

Compensation:

  • $22.00 per hour/ 40 Hours guaranteed

About Us

VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We’re one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day.
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