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Specialties Home Health

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Specializes in Medsurg, home health, ob and rehab.

the hh i work for was just bought by a company that pays by the patient and they use the point system. full time rn's are required to have 26 points per week. i asked if you make your 26 points at the beginning of the week if you could have a half day or whole day off on fridays. well the answer is no, we need to see at least 7 pts every day. that is 7pts which some are evals and recert which count as 2 points. so thats 35 pts a week. im tired!:madface: i was wondering if this is the norm or if im being overworked. it seems like if you make all your points that should be it for the week.

Specializes in Lie detection.

we don't use points. they like us to see 25 visits a week but it's not mandatory. i have my own caseload so i decide who gets seen weekly and who gets seen qow.

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[color=#483d8b]i usually do see around 22-27 a week though.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

Did I misunderstand? You are supposed to see 27 patients but they want you to see 35? I only started working in home health this week and we were told that Case Managers are 'expected' to see between 25 and 27 people a week...except that admits count as 2. Then they said if we were a 'float' we could see a bunch of people and have a day off. This is all very new to me and I haven't quite caught up to the ins and outs of home care.

Specializes in ICU Stepdown, Home Health.

I have been in HH for only 5 months now. The agency supposedly requires RN's to have 24 points per week. 3points for SOC's, 2 points for recerts and F/U's, 1 point for routine visits. Most of the RN's only make that the quota 1-2 weeks out of the month. We keep hearing: "i can't believe they're (corporate) not making us get rid of an RN, because ya'll are not working enough." I see anywhere from 12-18 pts a week, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on whether i'm on call. I feel like it's pretty sweet-- although there are times when we can't keep up with the pace. Although, I've found that for every SOC, I need a minimum of 45min in the office to complete the care plan, referrals, MD calls, etc. How does that compare to other agencies/nurses? Please reply.

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