lovablelvn 69 Posts Specializes in Geri, Home Health, OB GYN. Mar 11, 2008 ]I am a field supervisor for primary home care. AKA I hire and fire attendants for clts that get assistance from the state. The state caseworker does the inital assesment, sends me paperwork with task and hours and I hire the attendant. I do a supervisory visit every 3 months and am the middle person between the clt and caseworker. I work 8:30-5 Monday - Friday, on call every 4th week (for an extra $150 or $250 during holidays plus if I go out time and a half) paid insurance, 2 weeks vacation, mileage, the perks of getting to leave early for family stuff and I get paid more than when I was working assisted living as a charge nurse. LOVE IT:yeah:
HealthyRN 541 Posts Mar 11, 2008 Wow!!! How do you get this job??? This sounds awsome..... Is this a national company??? I live in Maryland... thank in advance for your response.....:redbeathe:redbeatheNo, it's not a national company. If you are looking for such a job, take a look at your local Visiting Nurse Association. They are all independent agencies that function under the umbrella of the VNA. They are usually well established in the community and not a fly-by-night agency.
CrunchRN, ADN, RN 4,481 Posts Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health. Has 25 years experience. Mar 11, 2008 Clinical Research. Before that I was on office nurse Ob/Gyn and did some management stuff for the group. I make about what new grads inthis are make. I have been a nurse for 14 years now and was never a hospital nurse.
EarthChild1130 576 Posts Specializes in Psychiatric. Has 9 years experience. Mar 12, 2008 I took a small pay cut when I went from hospital nurse to clinic nurse at a mental health clinic...but the job's great...it's weekdays only, no nights, no weekends, paid vacations, it's a county job so the benefits are great, and I'm the only nurse there so I don't have to work 'with' everybody else's schedule...I do a little bit of everything...a lot of it is renewing scripts for patients, but I also do weekly injections, biweekly education classes, crisis intervention, reordering sample meds and patient assistance meds...calls related to medications, side effects, and general medical questions get routed to me. I really like the job because I get to educate my patients and I get to work with my favorite patient population. I also like working with my coworkers.
Ms.RN 917 Posts Mar 12, 2008 has anyone ever thought about doing medical transcription? nurses know the medical terms, anatomy and physiology so i think its easy job for nurses. they can work at home and they can have extra income. has anyone done this work ?
Itshamrtym 472 Posts Mar 12, 2008 No, it's not a national company. If you are looking for such a job, take a look at your local Visiting Nurse Association. They are all independent agencies that function under the umbrella of the VNA. They are usually well established in the community and not a fly-by-night agency.:wink2::redbeathethank you for responding and the info!!!!!!!
jmgrn65, RN 1,344 Posts Specializes in cardiac/critical care/ informatics. Has 16 years experience. Mar 12, 2008 I am in Informatics and LOVE IT. My main part of the job is teach the doctors and their PA's etc new charting systems, implement the system, trouble shooting, building web site for physicians and much more. No pay cut, and I am soooooo happy. It is a growing field.
SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN 10,263 Posts Mar 12, 2008 I am in Informatics and LOVE IT. My main part of the job is teach the doctors and their PA's etc new charting systems, implement the system, trouble shooting, building web site for physicians and much more. No pay cut, and I am soooooo happy. It is a growing field.35% pay raise here.
rxrn 31 Posts Mar 20, 2008 thanks for the replies.this thread shows that if ever you are burn out of doing bedside nursing, there is still a life beyond it!!!!any body want to pitch in?ned