Home Health Aide - Saturday & Sunday Cases

VNS Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

VNS Health is seeking compassionate Certified Home Health Aides to service clients on weekends in New York. Join an interdisciplinary team dedicated to restoring health and well-being.

You will provide personal care, monitor conditions, support with mobility and daily activities, and help maintain infection control and patient rights and confidentiality. The role requires NYS HHA Training or Equivalency, and basic reading/writing/math skills.

Qualifications

• Completion of NYS Health Department approved HHA Training Program or Equivalency.
• Sixth grade reading comprehension level.
• Writing and math skill level as required for job functions.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensure client rights and confidentiality.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Writing skills

Math skills

Education

HHA Training Program or Equivalency

Job description

Overview

OverviewAre you passionate about making a positive impact on people's lives? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where you can be part of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to restoring the health and well-being of clients? Look no further - VNS Health Personal Care is seeking compassionate and skilled Certified Home Health Aides like you to service clients on the weekend.

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

• 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.

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

• $20.00 per hour

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.