Pooksmom1996 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing
I had a family member who was a heart transplant patient and had to have a coronary bypass surgery 3 years post transplant. I stayed with him nearly 24/7 post surgery for 6 days, at a famous magnet teaching hospital. No complete assessments done shif...
If you have the heart for caring...and you do...keep your eyes open and maybe even consider doing private pay. (google that if you are interested.) Good luck! Reach out and see what you can find. You are a gift for those who need you-
Pooksmom1996 replied to ReeseCup819's topic in Private Duty
Try googling "independent nurse entrpreneur" or "independent private duty nursing". You will get some hits. I am starting to look around in that area also, in Minnesota. Another source is the Nurse Entrpreneuer Website. I havent used it enough yet to...
Pooksmom1996 replied to DavinaRN's topic in Entrepreneurs
I too will be leaving my home health job and exploring the same type of options, Davina! A couple of sources I found during a quick search" Check out the Nurse-Entrpreneur network. You can join for 15 bucks and get an hour of counseling(I have not do...
Pooksmom1996 replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Home Health
I think, after doing a few calculations, that the company is probably paying us the best that it can. That sounds crazy, but the company's clients are almost all MA. In our state, MA pays the company $70.00 per visit. The company pays us $38 per visi...
Pooksmom1996 replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Home Health
Oooh, that is the 64 million dollar question! It is is difficult to figure that out, what with doing work in bits and pieces at home too. I will ask some of the other nurses what they think. Just as a rough estimate, I would guess that I spend about ...
Pooksmom1996 replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Home Health
Thank you for the replies. The nurses at the company that I work for are feeling that we get paid a lot less than other RN home health case managers in the Minneapolis area. We get $36.00 per visit and that is supposed to cover our visit time, offic...
Pooksmom1996 replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Home Health
How does your visit pay compare to the hourly pay? Our company pays 1.25 hours per visit, compared to the hourly rate that they pay for meetings/vacation pay/private duty pay. Thanks, Pooksmom
The company that I work for pays RN Case Managers per visit. Unless the visit is to open a new client, we get paid for one and a quarter hours per visit. The Case Managers do the skilled visits and the supervision for Home Health Aides. We do not get...
Pooksmom1996 replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health
I understand that Medicare patients can also go to church and still be considered homebound. The key is, that leaving home must be a considerable and taxing effort. Most of my patients have Medical Assistance (in Minnesota). Some of them have part-t...
Pooksmom1996 replied to jurico's topic in Home Health
I am not familiar with that company-I work for a company in the midwest as a home health Mental Health RN Case Manager, after years of working psych in hospitals. I really like it-you get to know your patients very well, and if you work for a good co...
Pooksmom1996 replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Psychiatric
Many of the clients have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder. They usually are non-compliant with their meds if they dont have help in this area. They need help from a homecare nurse who can bring the meds from the pharmacy ...
Pooksmom1996 replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Psychiatric
I rarely felt unsafe when I visited psych. patients at home in my previous home care job. Usually the clients view the nurse as a support person. They are often socially isolated and welcome the company, and the security of knowing that a caring pers...