Hi! I am new to this website and it seems like a wonderful place to get advice. I am getting ready to return to work after staying home with my kids for a year and I am nervous about choosing the right position. Most of my experience is LTC and Clinic, I'd say an even 50/50 split. I have no desire to return to LTC due to the hours and terrible work load so a clinic job was my first consideration. I have been offered a home health job doing visits and it sounds very intriguing but it also makes me very nervous. I would totally be able to work around my kids' schedules , but the pay is not good and there are no benefits to speak of. The agency is part of a churched based non-profit community outreach group so there is no room for negotiation on pay and likely no chance for future raises. They pay $13.50 per visit and claim that I'd make $500 a month in mileage . . . Can that be right? Do you experinced HH nurses make that much in mileage? I would have one day of country travel to several small towns, about 125 miles in one day. They also gaurantee that it's sooooo much fun, can a nursing job really be sooooooo much fun?
And, how does HH LPN visits compare to skilled nursing as a charge nurse in LTC? Sounds similar but also a little scary. I have some hospital experience but not a ton (like I said, mostly skilled LTC)and I just hope I could make all the right judgement calls when I/m alone in the field. I've also been offered a clinic job with good pay and great benefits, but as always I'm sure it would get monatonuos and boring VS after VS after VS . I'd also have to rely on a lot of daycare for the kids. I'd love to get some opinions from other nurses out there, especially HH LPN's that do visits. Could I love it as much as everyone says or should I play it safe and go abck to clinic nursing?