Job Description

Overview

Overview
We’re looking for Staff Home Health Aides to be the heart of the care we provide our clients in Staten Island. 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

• 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).
• Be available to service clients in Bulls Head, Great Kills and Rossville, Staten Island
• 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/Benefits:

• $22.00 per hour
• Minimum 40 hours a week guaranteed
• Health Insurance & Pension Plan
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Time Off

About Us

VNS Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 130 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us — we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 “neighbors” who look to us for care. Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Work experience placement, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Monday to Friday,

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