Anyone know starting pay for HH nurse in TN?

Melinurse · Jan 31, 2009

I don't know about TN but where I am it is, depending on what you are there to do between $ 35-$ 40 hour. Also may depend on the agency. Hopefully this will give a ball park figure.

travel50 · Jan 31, 2009

Anywhere from $23-$35 hr depending on yrs experience as an RN, experience in home health (if any time was spent in home health as an LPN, this would count), and where in the state. Pays more in the city. I guess that doesn't really even give you a ball park figure....alot of difference between 23 & 35...but really depends on yrs experience.

mom2zcc · Jan 31, 2009

Melinurse....Wow..that's good money where you're at :) I don't think it would be nearly that much here...I think $30/hr is considered travel-type pay here, but thanks for the info. I was looking at Amedisys or Gentiva.

mom2zcc · Jan 31, 2009

travel50....thanks for the info. I'm in rural East Tennessee. I've been a nurse 10 years..BSN. I worked med/surg for four years, parish nurse 1 year, and then I've been staying home for the past five years with my three little boys, but I'm getting back into working now and trying to find out some things. I've been out of the loop...lol. I had no idea what the pay was for an RN now.

luvdaisy · Jan 31, 2009

Stay away from amedisys.

Melinurse · Jan 31, 2009

I should mention the higher paid jobs are usually the ones where you are there for shorter times . Most times on the total of my pay check I make slightly more than I did working in med-surg. But I sure do love the work environment much much better and that is priceless. You really get to know your patients on a deeper level when you go into their home environment and interact with them and their families.

caliotter3 · Feb 1, 2009

You should look up some agencies and just cold call them. Without identifying yourself, ask what they pay their RNs. They will probably quote you a rate for visits and an hourly rate for shifts.