I suggest you go to your licensing agency's Website and look up what credentials you need to do the job you want to do. As a hemodialysis technician you are already a CNA but certified in dialysis only, am I correct? If so you may have to take additional courses to become a CNA to work for long term care/private duty. Good luck! Dialysis is hard work.
Reginalester, very impressive resume !! You are doing everything right. You have a lot of different options in regard for work besides caregiving.
As for marketing yourself, check with your County/City Council on Aging and ask if they can recommend where you can promote yourself.
Check and see if your area has "Nextdoor.com" and market yourself there. It is all timing, being in the right place at the right time when someone is looking for a qualified caregiver.
There is a sample of a caregiver's contract on AgingCare, let me see if I can find it for you. Don't know if this will work as it is mainly for family or friends who are taking care of a love one and getting paid.
Update: sorry, I can no longer find the sample of the caregiver's contract. Since the website had been updated, so many things I can no longer put my hands on :(
Thank you.. I am currently a hemodialysis technicians and a certified nurse assisted. I work at a hospital and a home health agency, I just received my homemaker and companion provider agency license 2 months ago.. I am now trying to figure out how to move forward.. I'm currently working on business cards so I can promote myself.. do I have to contact ahca for contract? I'm just lost right now and I'm starting to give up a little
Don’t give up! Why do you feel that way? With your background there will always be a position for you in health care. As per my answer above. I am unclear of your goals and why you think they are not attainable.
If you go with an agency they pay your workers comp and most offer health insurance.
If you want to be private pay realize then you will have to pay malpractice insurance out of pocket. not to mention income tax etc. if you are setting yourself as a corporation you *may or may not* need a lawyer but definitely work with a CPA to set this up.
Reginalester, first check with your State/County/City/Town government offices to see what is required to be a for-hire caregiver. It also depends if you will be an "independent contractor" who will need to pay estimated quarterly taxes, or if you will be using a payroll company who will take out the required payroll taxes.
It is great that you want to be a professional caregiver. Have you taken any classes in relation to caregiving, first aid, etc? Those would be a plus when you are marketing yourself. Or you could start out with a caregiving Agency to give yourself some experience, then go on your own.
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Good luck! Dialysis is hard work.
As for marketing yourself, check with your County/City Council on Aging and ask if they can recommend where you can promote yourself.
Check and see if your area has "Nextdoor.com" and market yourself there. It is all timing, being in the right place at the right time when someone is looking for a qualified caregiver.
There is a sample of a caregiver's contract on AgingCare, let me see if I can find it for you. Don't know if this will work as it is mainly for family or friends who are taking care of a love one and getting paid.
Update: sorry, I can no longer find the sample of the caregiver's contract. Since the website had been updated, so many things I can no longer put my hands on :(
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If you go with an agency they pay your workers comp and most offer health insurance.
If you want to be private pay realize then you will have to pay malpractice insurance out of pocket. not to mention income tax etc. if you are setting yourself as a corporation you *may or may not* need a lawyer but definitely work with a CPA to set this up.
It is great that you want to be a professional caregiver. Have you taken any classes in relation to caregiving, first aid, etc? Those would be a plus when you are marketing yourself. Or you could start out with a caregiving Agency to give yourself some experience, then go on your own.