whoisjohngalt

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1. Rate of pay

   whoisjohngalt replied to angiegirl30's topic in Home Health

   Your pay is too low. You should be paid more for routine visits and even more for SOC/ROC/RECRT/Oasis discharges. You should also get paid for mileage, extra for weekends, assignments after 3pm, travel time if he time between visits is huge, and requ...

2. New grad RN-- Is home care good??

   whoisjohngalt replied to jam_solano's topic in Home Health

   Everyone has there own path. I did one year med-surg first. My HH company does not do a good job training and almost all new grads quit within 6 months as a result. Your odds of success increase with experience and training.

3. Software sugestions needed!!

   whoisjohngalt replied to Destiny78's topic in Home Health

   Good luck in your search. We also use Healthcare First. I am a fan of Microsoft so it works well for me. However, it is torture to chart on iPad/iPod.

4. Is this low,average, or good compensation?

   whoisjohngalt replied to Summer7985's topic in Home Health

   Its low. I'm in Chicago and I would be happy to private info exchange with you.

5. Lets talk about $$$

   whoisjohngalt replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

   Chicago $65 Visits ($55 if only physical exam w/o compx interventions) $95 SOC and ROC Weekday $150 SOC and ROC Weekend/holiday/nights $0.56/mile $50 per mo phone $28/hr for office meetings/training Health insurance optional in exchange for min # v...

6. Favorite Home Health Software

   whoisjohngalt replied to polakowt's topic in Home Health

   We use HEALTHCAREfirst, but we are switching too. HEALTHCAREfirst is way too clunky and requires too many redundant data entries which could be autofilled. Moreover, the server doesn't provide enough bandwidth and logouts/freezing is too common. I li...

7. RAC-CT certification question

   whoisjohngalt posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, who can help? I am thinking about taking the on-line version of the RAC-CT certification program. I understand that there are 10 tests (7 core and 3 elective). Then, is there a test at the end? How long does it take to complete the 10 courses and...