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Specializes in med/surg, ortho/neuro, ambulatory surg.

I am new to home health, just accepted my first FT position. They said they will train me until I feel comfortable enough to be on my own. Rate of pay is $25/hour hourly rate. I will not do pt care as I am a case manager and will do the OASIS paperwork and supervisory visits. Call once a month for an additional $150 if I actually have to go to a pt's house while on call its hourly at time and a half. They pay $1.50 per stop when visiting pts homes here in town (small town) and $5.00 per stop when visiting pts homes in the next town over (20 miles away). Company provides your cell phone. 401K, insurance and all that. They said approximately 14-20 pt visits per week. Does that sound like a normal HH job?

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Sounds pretty sweet. I am a little confused about the $1.50 in town/$5.00 out of town - is this supposed to be mileage reimbursement? Typically mileage is reimbursed at so many cents per mile driven.

I would prepare yourself to be doing some pt care - there are many OASIS visits that also require dressing changes, IV infusions, etc etc. At the very least you can expect to be doing a lot of pt and caregiver instruction on how to perform those tasks.

Congratulations and good luck!

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Specializes in med/surg, ortho/neuro, ambulatory surg.

Yes the $1.50 in town and $5.00 out of town is mileage reimbursement. I am not oppsed to pt care so thats fine with me. They did tell me its ALOT of teaching. It sounds good to me I just didnt know if that was the norm for HH and wanted to make sure it sounds right to those of you who know HH. Thanks for the reply!

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.
I am new to home health, just accepted my first FT position. They said they will train me until I feel comfortable enough to be on my own. Rate of pay is $25/hour hourly rate. I will not do pt care as I am a case manager and will do the OASIS paperwork and supervisory visits. Call once a month for an additional $150 if I actually have to go to a pt's house while on call its hourly at time and a half. They pay $1.50 per stop when visiting pts homes here in town (small town) and $5.00 per stop when visiting pts homes in the next town over (20 miles away). Company provides your cell phone. 401K, insurance and all that. They said approximately 14-20 pt visits per week. Does that sound like a normal HH job?

I am only familiar with reimbursement by the mile...usually according to the current IRS recommendation.

Have you spoken with any of the other nurses working in home health in your area?

Dependent upon your financial needs and employment desires, this sounds like a nice job.

Congratulations, and good luck.

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