Working Privately??

[aundrea543]

I have a general ? about working as a CNA hired privately by a family. To give you some background, I recently became certified in FL, and there is a possible opportunity for me to get paid by a family (federally funded) to "hang out" with their daughter who has disabilities.

She is legally blind and is unable to get up from her wheelchair without assistance. I would basically be her chauffeur, and assist her to use the bathroom. Other than that I would mostly be keeping her company... I almost feel bad... like I would be getting paid to be her friend.:innerconf

My ? is if I do decide to take this opportunity and work for the family privately... how do I prove I'm working as a CNA when the time comes to renew my license? Might be a silly ? but I've never done anything like this before. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I tried to find some answers on the FL dept of Health website, but nothing really cleared it up for me... thanks in advance for any responses.

[aundrea543]

Can anyone atleast point me in the right direction?? I'm still stumped on this one.

[jb2u, ASN, RN]

There are a couple things to consider. First, will you be doing this as a business? You would then need a business license and insurance to protect yourself from being sued, right? I'd say that filing your taxes would "prove" that you worked as a cna, but the best people to ask would be FL's board of nursing. Also, it sounds like you would actually be a home health aide and not a cna. HHAs are not regulated by the FL BON. The FL BON's website states that you must contact the HH agency that you will be working for to get it's regulations.

Second, Florida requires 12 in-service hours as continuing education points; so, you will need to make sure that in addition to being a cna, you maintain the correct amount of CEUs in order to keep your certification. See this link CNA CEUs

Your best bet is to contact the board that regulates your certification. They are there to help and answer just this type of question. I am not sure how "doable" this would be without being a part of a home health agency. Please email or call the FL board of nursing with this question.

Here is the contact information (tele, fax, email, address).

Sincerely,

Jay

[casi, ASN, RN]

When I was working for an assisted living as an HHA I was required to turn in my official job description in order to show I was doing CNA/HHA work.

I would contact the state and see what they require. If push comes to shove get a job in LTC working everyother weekened.