A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. "Employer is a No Fee Staffing Agency" Pay is: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour (1099) plus $0.76 per mile between clients This is an independent contractor (1099) Per diem You set your own availability Pay depends on experience, case complexity and location (Employer Guarantees Florida Minimum Wage - currently $14.00 per hour with increase of $15.00 per hour effective September 30, 2026).
Location:
Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry and Glades Counties, Florida Employer is a licensed Florida Nurse Registry (AHCA License #30213171), based in Cape Coral and serving Southwest Florida. We passed our AHCA survey with no deficiencies . We are a new company in our inception stage . We are building our founding team and actively working on obtaining clientele. We are being straightforward about that: we are building the bench first so that we can say yes when the work comes. If you want to be part of building something from the beginning, this is that opportunity. Please read this is contract work, not employment. As a nurse registry we refer independent contractors to private-pay clients. You would be a self-employed independent contractor (1099) , not an employee. You set your own availability, you accept or decline each assignment, and you are paid per hour worked. We do not withhold taxes, and we do not provide benefits.
WHAT YOU WOULD DO
Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and incontinence care Safe transfers, ambulation assistance, and Hoyer lift where trained Vital signs, intake and output, positioning and skin checks Meal preparation, feeding assistance and light housekeeping Medication reminders (reminders only) Companionship and supervision, including memory care Accurate documentation of every visit
REQUIREMENTS
Active Florida CNA certification OR Home Health Aide (HHA) certificate (75- hour minimum) One year of hands-on experience preferred; new certificate holders will be considered Level 2 background screening through the AHCA Clearinghouse (fingerprinting required) CPR certification in-person skills check required. Online-only cards are not accepted. TB screening and a health statement signed by a licensed provider within the last 6 months Notarized Affidavit of Good Moral Character Valid Florida driver's license and reliable, insured transportation Alzheimer's/dementia (ADRD) training free, we provide the links Completion of our orientation (7 acknowledgment forms plus a one-to-one meeting) Professional liability insurance, $1,000,000 per occurrence / $3,000,000 aggregate, carried in your own name. This is required of all clinical contractors and is your own cost please factor it in before applying. HIV/AIDS, HIPAA and infection control acknowledgments (part of our orientation)
ESPECIALLY WANTED
Memory care and dementia experience Hoyer lift and mechanical transfer experience Bilingual Spanish Overnight and weekend availability
