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I work 100% remote for a home care company (40 hours/week full time position) and I have the option of doing unlimited per diem field visits for the same company outside my M-F 9-5 hours. Super low stress job. Good deal. The thing I would have to note in my situation and probably many others is that I have been with the same company for a decade. Flexibility and options open up when you have been in a position/company for some time that will not be there for someone new applying. But also the opposite can happen where you be in a company for many years and nothing opens up or gets flexible over time. My advice is to get a full time position and get as much part time (but more specifically per diem positions) with different companies. Like the kind of job where you do visits only if you feel like it and get a feel. Another tip. There are very little reliable healthcare workers in home care and health care outside a traditional setting in general. Most don't last or do a poor job. Majority also have poor patient/customer service skills. Make sure you are reliable and you will be seen as an asset that the company will not want to get rid of. This will give you leverage and with leverage you will get flexibility.

Sorry for the late response. I work for a LHCSA agency (agency that provides HHA/PCA home attendant services). Just do head to toe assessment and make care plans for the aides to follow. No OASIS. The job is low risk of losing your license. Just do a proper assessment, document good, and make the plan of care for the patient/aide and your good. Not every state has HHA/PCA programs. You should try different things and see what you like. For me I hated the hospital. Too toxic, too fast paced, and too much responsibility. These factors lead to a higher risk when it comes to your license.

What kind of home health agency are you in (if your still in it). I'm located in NY by the way.

Hello all I'm new here. I've been in home care for 12 years. I think its misleading to use a general term such as "home care" and then say that there is too much charting involved in "home care". There are various types of jobs within home care. Currently I'm doing a job where the documentation is easy. I am able to get everything done in the patient's home. It all depends on what state you are in and what type of specific job you are doing within in home care.