Dilema: Hourly or Per Visit

Be careful of the promise of "no paper OASIS." I've heard that some of the computer programs actually take longer.

The pay rates would depend on your area, so can't comment to that.

I will not do intermittent because I have no desire to be taken advantage of regarding the paperwork that ends up being done on my own time and I don't want to sit around holding my breath waiting for them to give me enough visits to make it worthwhile. Two visits because "the census is low" does not pay the rent. So, I only work shifts for an hourly wage.

i first think it depends on whether you are looking for PRN work or being full time,,,, remember the PRN's are the first to be canceled when the census is low, at least they are at the agency i work at, as the FT nurses have to be full first, and we are per visit, but FT have to meet a quota.

At our agency, it used to pay per hour, then was restructured and we now do it as "pay per visit". We make alot more money with this new system of being paid per visit. But we have no problem with our census. We are overloaded with patients so there is no worry there. I would ask them what the average case load is for each nurse. Here, PRN has no benefits. I never accepted a PRN position because I need insurance and vacation hours, etc.