Hi everyone, I have been working as an RN case manager in home health for about 6 months. The first 2-3 months it was great, I got everything done in 8 hours. but the last 3-4 months I've been working 12 hours a day, with no breaks, and catching up on charting on the weekends (a good 10 hours of charting). It isn't a "learning curve" any longer, it is the patient load. For instance today I had a 2 hour long meeting, 3 routine visits, and an SOC. I drove 50 miles. I am expected to get that done in 8 hours, when in reality it takes much longer.
Dont get me wrong there are things that I love about HH nursing. But, the hospital sounds awfully appealing once more. Why did I take a major pay cut and triple my hours? I have been sticking with this to give it some more time to smooth over, but people that have been with my agency for 15 years are applying elsewhere due to being overworked. I have heard over and over again "it's never been this bad in all the years I've worked here, and it will only continue to get worse".
On top of all of that our salaries are frozen for the next 5 years.
Have you been in this situation? What have you done? I have spoken with management several times and keep hitting a wall. Should I start looking at hospital jobs again?
