Pretty sure I'm getting ripped off....

[MomRN0913]

I went per diem in my agency in April. I live in nj nd was making hourly $32 ( 7 years an rn)

Well, my per diem rates seem to be awful. I do palliative care and hospice

Palliative RV- $37

Hospice RV -$45

Palliative admission- $82

Hospice admission- $100

I'm making next to nothing! Visits are always 45 min to an hour. Not including paperwork. sOC can be up 4 hours with paperwork, md calls and visit.

Plus, they are so badly managed ( one of the many reasons for leaving full time) and always short, if I start a case, I end up case managing it, with tons of phone calls I AM NOT GETTING PAID FOR.

I pretty much told them I don't want to do admissions anymore, it's not worth it, but of course, I get begged and say yes.

So, do these numbers seem low?

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

hey seem right for TX, which has a much lower cost of living. Lousy for NJ.