STEP 1.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Register as a HCA<\/strong> (Home Care Aide) with the state (this is what CA calls caregivers — “Home Care Aides”). STEP 2<\/strong>: Get \u201cLive Scanned\u201d<\/strong> (fingerprinted for a criminal background check). \u00a0This usually takes less than a week and costs $70 – $80.\u00a0 FirstLight will reimburse you after you work 160 hours and you give us the receipt.<\/p>\n *YOU CAN SKIP STEP 2<\/strong>\u00a0if you worked for an Assisted Living or Memory Care building.\u00a0 If you did work for one of these buildings, tell us (through Indeed or a text message).<\/p>\n To get Live Scanned, first Print this<\/strong> LIC 9163 – HCA Live Scan Form<\/a> and fill it out (it has the FirstLight information already on it).\u00a0 Then bring this form to a Live Scan location.<\/p>\n Some places you can go for your Live Scan include Five Star Fingerprinting<\/a> at 6721 Five Star Blvd in Rocklin ((916) 630-7827<\/a>) and most UPS Stores.\u00a0 If you also need a TB test, you can get a Live Scan and a TB test at the same time at the Wellness Mart<\/a> at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117<\/a>, Roseville, (916) 781-2555.\u00a0 Wellness Mart also has a Sacramento location at\u00a0the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive<\/a>).\u00a0 To save you time, Wellness Mart also offers TB tests (see below).<\/p>\n STEP 3<\/strong>: Get a TB (Tuberculosis) test<\/strong> showing that you are “negative” or do not have TB, and bring it to FirstLight.<\/p>\n *YOU CAN SKIP STEP 3 <\/strong>if you have a TB test that is less than 2 years old.\u00a0 If you do, tell us (through Indeed or a text message)<\/p>\n One good place to go (and there are others) is the Wellness Mart (where you can also get Live Scanned <\/strong>if you are trying to save time).\u00a0 There is one in Roseville at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117<\/a>\u00a0(916) 781-2555 or\u00a0askros@wellnessmart.com<\/a>), and another at\u00a0the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive<\/a>) (916) 480-0600 or asksac@wellnessmart.com<\/a>). \u00a0Wellness Mart charges $47 for their TB test (http:\/\/wellnessmart.com\/tb-testing\/<\/a> ).<\/p>\n Please contact us with any questions!\u00a0 Congratulations on embarking on rewarding career in one of the fastest growing fields!<\/p>\n Your FirstLight Home Care Team<\/p>\n 3 Steps To Get Your California HCA ID Dear Caregiver, here is how you get your HCA ID (Home Care Aide ID) in your first step to becoming a professional caregiver (it’s easier than it sounds): STEP 1.\u00a0Register as a HCA (Home Care Aide) with the state (this is what…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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