Home Health Nurse RN

Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York

Buffalo, New York

Unit: Home Health

Posted Jun 18

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Home Health
License: RN licenseCurrent license to practice as a Registered Nurse in NYS.
Term: Permanent

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License: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in NYS.
License: Valid NYS driver's license.
Education: Graduate of accredited School of Registered Nursing.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Below most New York Home Health postingsNew York Home Health postings that state pay run $40/hr to $70/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $65/hr, across 36 postings.

Benefits

Dental
Vision
CE reimbursement
Loan repayment
Loan Forgiveness

The role and schedule

Weekends: Weekends required
On call: On-call rotation

The workplace

Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York

Hiring organization

The Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York (VNA of WNY), founded in 1885, is recognized as the first visiting nursing organization in America and remains the largest home health agency in the Western New York region. As a non-profit…

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VNA of WNY is hiring for an RN (Registered Nurse) Position

The Visiting Nursing Association of WNY is recognized as the very first VNA in the United States. Today the VNA of WNY is the largest provider of skilled home health care providing services in 10 counties across WNY as well as an office in Bradford, PA. Last year we cared for 27,000 patients and performed over 500,000 home visits. We have been recognized by Medicare as a 4.5 start agency for our exceptional quality. We have also been recognized by a national independent rating firm for the past 8 years as a top 5% performing home care agency in the entire country.

Flexible Schedule

8:00AM-4:30PM M-F with weekend, Holiday and on-call Rotation.

*RN (Registered Nurse) Required

Experience

1 year of relevant RN acute care experience preferred

*RN (Registered Nurse) Educational

Requirements

Graduate of accredited School of Registered Nursing.

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in NYS.

Valid NYS driver's license.

RN (Registered Nurse) Physical

Requirements

Walking, standing, sitting and driving.

Weight Requirement: 50lbs

RN (Registered Nurse) Benefits Include

Excellent pay with continual wage increases
Medical & Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance at no cost
Pension
403(B)
Generous Paid Time Off
Mileage Reimbursement
Tuition Assistance
Continuing Education Assistance
Loan Forgiveness (through federal government)
One on One Patient Care
Working for WNY’s largest health care provider, Kaleida Health

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $40.80 - $44.04 per hour

Benefits

401(k)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Experience

Acute care: 1 year (Required)
Home care: 1 year (Preferred)

License/

Certification

NYS Driver's License (Required)
NYS RN License (Required)

Work Location: On the road

What's around it?

In Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,046/mo
Household income: $50,041/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Buffalo, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716). Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays. North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.

Nurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716).

Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays.

North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: buffalohomes.co Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundResidents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint. Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.

Residents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint.

Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: devontedavis.net

OutdoorsDelaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos. Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.

Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos.

Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: buffalohomes.co Source 2: afar.com Source 3: buffalowaterfront.com Source 4: newyorkrentalbyowner.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Buffalo

Buffalo is a mid-size Lake Erie city where an $80k–$150k nurse can still buy a colorful Victorian, walk to wings and a brewery, and cross town in twenty minutes. Healthcare sits on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park. Elmwood Village and Allentown are the young-professional cores—Elmwood Avenue shops, Allen Street murals—while Parkside hugs Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Williamsville and Clarence offer the safest schools. Food runs from Gabriels Gate and Bar-Bill wings and Charlie the Butcher’s beef on weck to Southern Junction’s James Beard-nominated barbecue, Remedy House coffee, 35-plus breweries, and 4 a.m. last call. Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina mean kayaks, concerts, and winter skating; Niagara Falls and Toronto are day trips. Tradeoffs are real: lake-effect winters, high New York taxes, weak transit and city parking, city schools that lag the Northtowns, and a redlining map still visible by neighborhood.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: buffalohomes.co Source 3: visitbuffalo.com Source 4: afar.com Source 5: buffalowaterfront.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: devontedavis.net Source 9: reddit.com

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Buffalo, NYiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Buffalo, NY

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Buffalo, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.