Considering a move to HH...

[QTBabyNurse, BSN, RN]

i'm considering a move to home health and i've been reading alot of the posts here from the past few months. of course working in the hospital i'm used to getting paid an hourly wage. i've read on these posts however that it is common for hh nurses to be paid per visit. how does that translate to "per hour"? if you don't mind, could anyone out there give me a ballpark figure for how that would translate to a per hour wage for an rn with a bsn? i'd really appreciate it as i'm trying to do alot of leg work to see if i could afford to make the transition out of the hospital! thank you in advance!! :)

[caliotter3]

It would depend on how long it takes you to do things. It really does not matter because the agency is only going to pay you so much for each visit, and each type of visit. They will not pay you more, no matter how many extra hours you tell them that you put into the case. You will get a straight hourly rate if you do extended care cases.

[twokidsmom,rn]

With HH there is alot of homework that you don't get paid for. I have not sat down and figured it out but a regular visit is usually 30 min. Then I type up all my notes at home, and do alot of calling from home to set up for the next day or just check with pts. And doctors are known to call back after 5. And of course recerts and opens take alot more time. But if your able to start seeing pts early and not worry about stopping at a certain time you can make great money. I am making the most money I have ever made in any of my nursing or previous career. But I also work long hours. Start at 8am home around 5pm and do at least 1 sometime 2 hours of homework a nite and see 1-2 pts on the weekends when I am not oncall too.

[hawkfdc]

Its hard to determine what the hourly rate works out to because like the other posts said, we bring our paperwork home with us-sit in front of the tv and write out nursing notes. But if you are independent enough and want flexibility along with money, home health is the way to go. If you do 30-40 visits per week (just visits, not start of care or resumption of care) its around $1000-$1400 per week pretax. Depending how far you drive, you can get that amount of work done in maybe 6-7 hours a day, but you still have narrative notes to write.

[Susan317]

If you need a salary position check out VNA or VNS ,they offer salary plus benefits.

[foxyhill21]

Im also thinking about doing HH instead of hospital work. But I only want to do it part time, do HH places pay for your medical insurance?

[caliotter3]

Home health agencies typically provide benefits for full time. You have to work an equivalent of full time, usually 28 to 32 hours a week. Some agencies will allow the individual to pay the difference for any week where they did not make the minimum hours.