smartnrse

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1. Pay cut!

   smartnrse replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

   Our agency just decided to "re-adjust" rates to come in line with the rest of the company. Mind you all of the readjusted rates were a decrease. Significant changes in reimbursement on varous oasis visits (even though they take the longest). Guess...

2. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   smartnrse replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Which ones? I'm scared to swap because I don't know if one is better than the other?

3. Any experience as Manager of Clinical Practice @ Gentiva?

   smartnrse replied to NurseRoRo's topic in Home Health

   I was an MCP with gentiva and I would not recommend it. It may vary from area to area but my experience was horrible. The pay was less, the hours were longer and there is not a single person on the planet that is happy at the end of the day. I wen...

4. Why HH nurses quit

   smartnrse replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

   I too know exactly why home care nurses quit. The only reason I stay is because I can remember when I worked for a wonderful agency, even though it is a terrible place to work now. There is no respect for your time or your paycheck. Unfortunately ...

5. How to deal with constant calls to come into work?!

   smartnrse replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

   It's not a simple solution. I've been there and the calls came in a 3 and 4 a.m. Just because I have a job does not mean I can't also have some sleep. The problem is, if you agree to come in just once then they think you might. I used to work 12 ...

6. Me vs. 3 year old

   smartnrse replied to Luv2care0907's topic in Home Health

   "nurses are a dime a dozen" is something that has come out of our area director's mouth before. They act that way until someone quits and then they just can't seem to find anybody to replace them. The fact of the matter is that good nurses are wo...

7. Actually missing hospital nursing now

   smartnrse replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

   I have been doing home health for 6 years. You can't beat the flexability but it is like it NEVER ENDS. Time at home is spent on paperwork and case management means many hours doing things you don't get paid to do. Seriously thinking about going...

8. indepenent nurse assessor

   smartnrse replied to nycrncares's topic in Entrepreneurs

   If anyone knows more about how to do this, I'm interested. I already do assessments with a home care agency. Thanks

9. Pts think Home Health is permanent

   smartnrse replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

   How is your agency not getting denials if you are keeping patients that do not require skilled care? Our intermediary checks everything so closely that we get denials on wound patients if it is not a particular kind of wound care. It is hard to wor...