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1. Changes to On Call Job Description

   pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   That is an awful feeling. I have certainly been in a position like that before that just sucks your self esteem right out of you. Unfortunately, it was my first nursing job, so I didn't know any better. It took me 4 years to get the courage to lea...

2. Changes to On Call Job Description

   pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   Oh my... I imagine nurse turnover rate is really high there. I know our day nurses already work 45-50hrs/week just managing their caseload. I am sure if on call was thrown in there many would leave quickly.

3. Changes to On Call Job Description

   pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   Thanks everyone for your replies. This is a wonderful forum. I have learned so much from all of you. I am wondering for those that do admissions on the weekends, how do you take call and do an admission? I would be embarrassed to have to interru...

4. Changes to On Call Job Description

   pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   Thanks so much for your reply. I hope that's true about unemployment for NY. Hopefully, they reconsider these changes. Lisa

5. Changes to On Call Job Description

   pixiec11 posted a topic in Hospice

   Hello, I am a full time, salaried, on call nurse for hospice. We have one on call nurse and one back up nurse that we can use if we are on another call. I like the job, but am nervous about "changes" to my job description. My hospice census is typ...

6. Who cares for hospice peds after hours??

   pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   Thank you for the responses so far. I am the on call nurse and was just faced with the fact that I would be taking calls for an infant out of the blue. With no pediatric experience, I was very shaken by this. According to professional misconduct g...

7. Who cares for hospice peds after hours??

   pixiec11 posted a topic in Hospice

   Hello, In your organization, who cares for the pediatric population after hours? Your on call staff? The primary nurse? What training is given for caring for pediatric hospice patients? This recently came up at our Hospice and I am trying to gather i...

8. Hospice full time on call

   pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   Thanks so much for all of your input!! The funniest thing happened today after IDG... my supervisor asked if I posted the original message here, lol. Of course, I told her I did. We all got a little chuckle out of it. I guess the reason for my ...

9. Hospice full time on call

   pixiec11 posted a topic in Hospice

   I have been doing full time on call for about 1 year. I really like my job and get alot of fulfillment out of it. Today during my evaluation, I was told my supervisor has been trying to justify a full time position vs actual hours worked. I would ...

10. Considering Hospice job-- HELP!!

    pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

    Well, I have been working on-call now for nearly 2 months, about 1 month on my own. I can honestly say that I can not believe how good it feels to know that I am helping so many people in the community. People are so grateful for our services. As...

11. They finally did it. I got laid off.

    pixiec11 replied to AnabelRN's topic in Hospice

    Geez, I am so sorry to hear that. It is not often that a nurse gets laid off, of course I have often dreamt of it!! When I was doing a triage/call center job from home, they did away with the at home nurses. It wasn't that big of a deal as it wa...

12. Considering Hospice job-- HELP!!

    pixiec11 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

    Thank you to everyone that responded. Now I am a bit scared. I did take the job and they increased the pay to 48k plus mileage. I also was offered 7days on and 7days off or the alternative schedule I listed above. They seem very nice there and ke...

13. Considering Hospice job-- HELP!!

    pixiec11 posted a topic in Hospice

    I am a nurse with 8 years experience in LTC and currently, 4 years Med Surg float. I have also done telephone triage from home for a short time. I had an interview with Hospice today for FT on call RN. Currently, I make $56k working 3-12 hr shifts ...