Primary Home Care Provider Position?

[Nguyenchester]

With how school is scheduled for me, it's hard for me to actually get a LTC or Hospital position since they revolve over the 8 or 12 hour shift model, which doesn't leave me with a lot of room to work with since my classes take up some part of those timeslots on the weekdays without just working on the weekends only. There was an advertisement for a position as a primary home care provider and the recruiter spoke to me and told me that the agency was flexible for their avaliable hours with the clients, but it specifically wasn't a CNA or HHA position since they usually hire people just to watch over the clients at their homes. It's a minimum wage job with no prerequisite requierments, but I'm just slightly confused of the concept since it sounded like a HHA job but it really isn't. Can anyone fill me in on what exactly a primary home care provider does over a home health aide?

[yousoldtheworld]

In my area, they hire people for group homes like this, and also for individual clients who need help, but not nursing care.

A friend of mine works as a home care provider and her tasks are basically the same as an HHA, in that she helps them bathe, toilet, dress, she might cook for them, etc. A big difference is that her homes are not overseen by a nurse and things like intake and output are not recorded. They don't require nursing care, just basic assistance. It's basically babysitting for adults.

Whether it's different at your facility, I don't know, but if the scheduling works out for you, my friend really enjoys it.

[Nguyenchester]

Would this job be applicable in terms of experience for future LTCs or hospitals though? Also would this position be applicable for experience to allow me to keep my CNA certification? These two questions are important to me and I won't mind having to pay for gas or take minimum wage if they will help further how far I go in the field.

[yousoldtheworld]

It most likely would NOT allow you to keep active CNA certification, but it could be considered experience as a caregiver.

WHat you could do to keep your certification active and still work this job is seek out a PRN position at a facility. You could pick up the occasional shift at an LTC, but have the flexibility of the caregiver position.

[adorblepuppy]

If you have a company called maxim where you live. You can work for them and they will be able to help you keep your certification. I was going to work for them. But with the cost of gas, i just couldn't affored it. I need to do something though. Or i am going to lose my certification.