I began my career in Healthcare in a hospital laboratory as a venipuncturist/phlebotomist in 1979 in Birmingham, Al. My job was to collect blood from the patients in every unit in this 7 floor hospital and through the years moved to other hospitals and clinics. My career took me in a different direction until a good friend called me and her father had passed and her mother has Alzheimer's. So I went to Florida from Alabama and attended the funeral and saw the need my friend had for her mother's care!! I volunteered to stay in Florida and take care of her. This I did until her mother needed more than one person to take care of her needs and was put in nursing home care. I then decided I would like to continue this kind of work and got my CNA license and I'm enjoying my job today more than ever because it's so rewarding and every client is so unique and different!!
Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.
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