I just accepted a skilled home health care job a month ago from a small privately owned company. The orientation is through online which lasted 1.5 hours and that's all about the training I received. I wasn't paid for that training either. I felt unsafe not having a real orientation and just accepting patients like that.
My background is years 5 of nursing RN-BSN. I have worked 1.5 years adult and pediatric non- skilled nursing, long- term, sub- acute and acute care hospital for 2.5 years.
I got tired of hospital setting, now currently working at home health and back to sub- acute unit at the same time, and also going back for my FNP.
I have been desperate looking for information as I do not know any home health nurse or have friends that are home health nurses.
Few questions...
1. How long is the orientation should be for new skilled home health nurse with no experience?
2. I live in Central NJ. My pay rate is $50.00 for everything, SOC, reg. nurse visits, DC etc.
No mileage reimbursements, no phones, no laptops. Is that a fair pay?
3. I really like homecare but I feel like I am in the wrong agency, should in case I apply for a different skilled nursing home health agency. What are my chances of being hired? Is there a big demand for skilled home health nurses?
I live in central NJ. My agency pays $50 for a supervisory or a wound care Case if you are not a full time supervisor. Cases with an IV infusion is more (maybe $60). I mostly work one on one cases with shifts and I make less than $30/ hr. My current cases are low skill. I worked as a field supervisor for a home health aide company. I was paid $30 per visit ( non skilled, just assessment, supervise aide and advise family of my findings ) and $50 for new admission. I did get paid mileage. They never had enough cases in the 3 years I was there for it to be a full time job.
LilyRN99
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I live in central NJ. My agency pays $50 for a supervisory or a wound care Case if you are not a full time supervisor. Cases with an IV infusion is more (maybe $60). I mostly work one on one cases with shifts and I make less than $30/ hr. My current cases are low skill. I worked as a field supervisor for a home health aide company. I was paid $30 per visit ( non skilled, just assessment, supervise aide and advise family of my findings ) and $50 for new admission. I did get paid mileage. They never had enough cases in the 3 years I was there for it to be a full time job.