Anything positive about amedysis home health???

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Specializes in Long Term Care.

I really need help from someone who can give me information that worked or works for amedysis! I was excited to hear that I was going to become a full time LPN for the company....However I see so many negative outcomes from amedysis!! I also have never done home health before. I currently work at a long term care facility and am looking for something different due to all the drama that is going on at my facility..also the PA department of health seems to have it out for us!!!! I need some advice...they gave me a good salary to start with...However if you are seeing about six patients in a day how long of a day does it end up to be?? I currently work my 8 hours and go home...Is this going to turn into 8,10,12 hour days?? Please advise!!!!!

And is there anything positive regarding amedysis???:jester:

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Specializes in COS-C, Risk Management.

At least for the office where I am, it's overall better for LPNs than RNs because you don't have to worry about starts, recerts, resumptions, discharges, supervisory visits, and all the minutiae of case management. You do regular visits, get in and get out. Anything beyond the regular visit is done by the RN case manager, which is where most of the complaints come from.

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You will have long days at Amedysis. The paperwork is endless even for LPNs. by the time you get paid for 5 to 8 visits at $30 or so a visit you will give up even more time taking calls from doctors, documenting, and calling patients in your evenings. You will not be adequately reimbursed for gas or travel. You will find you will be getting more bang for your buck in wages vs time spent working at a LTC facility. It isn't merely in and out on the visits. It's not that simple with Amedysis.

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to me there are no more in and out visits regardless of whether you are RN or LPN,,,those days are long gone....home health is hard nursing.

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You will have long days at Amedysis. The paperwork is endless even for LPNs. by the time you get paid for 5 to 8 visits at $30 or so a visit you will give up even more time taking calls from doctors, documenting, and calling patients in your evenings. You will not be adequately reimbursed for gas or travel. You will find you will be getting more bang for your buck in wages vs time spent working at a LTC facility. It isn't merely in and out on the visits. It's not that simple with Amedysis.

I think this description is the best. This is why I do extended care instead of intermittent visits. I do my charting while I am on shift and get paid for my time in the home. I do very little at home and only because I choose to.

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I don't know about that particular company; however, as long as there are other opportunities in your area in case this doesn't pan out why not give it a try. What is good for one might not be suited for another. There is only one way to find out. One thing I have noticed in nursing is that moving around in different companies and roles is not held against you. I was a critical care nurse for years. I have been staff, per diem, agency, charge, and traveler. I have worked in too many different units to mention in several different states. I have never been happier in any job I have ever had than I am in home care. Swallowed that critical care ego and took the plunge. I have never regreted it. I say go for it. :yeah::yeah::yeah:

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Give it a try. This is a large company that should have an organized orientation process. Contrary to popular belief, home health nursing is not the "easy job" or "in and out". Just because you're sitting in the family room seeing the patient, your professionalism must remain intact. Anything you report to the RN or MD in acute care, you do in homecare. Documentation is everything. You will be teaching meds, disease process, etc. Doc what you taught and patient's response. You will marvel at the impact you'll have on teaching patients and or their families. You must be organized and approach it very business-like as far as setting up visits so you're not wasting time and gas. Call patients the night before and verify the next day. See those patients first thing, and complete that paperwork daily!!! Best of luck!

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Specializes in Home Health.

Amedysis is currently under a Congressional microscope.

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Specializes in Home health was tops, 2nd was L&D.

Worked for a company back in 2001 that was bought by Amedisysis.. The admin ther inherited was terminal and self medicated with alcohol.. She came in at 2p and expected us all to stay to accommadate her. On evening she got stupid and started throwing things. I cleaned up my desk and walked.. menatal and verbal abuse was one thing, physical was another! At the time I just did not think to fight about it.. now amedisysis is huge and I have been approached by different offices many times but upon checking..I am not rehireable"over their dead bodies" Honest that is what I was told.. So okay.. they do seem to have an awful lot of openings and ads seems to repeat themselves like every 3-4 months. I have heard their retention rate on nurses is poor!

But I will say each office is different due to who is Director, Clinical supervisor etc...so I would think trying it is ok and if it does not seem right.. get out.

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