I work for a very small Homecare company, I am the only RN. i am an Exempt employee. I am required to do all admissions, resumption of care, recertification q 2 months, supervise the one LPN we have 1x month, HHA suervivisions q 2wk, all IV visits. if I don't meet that due to they don't have the visits, i am required to work the wkend to equal my quota! Was asked to be oncall for another office far away for free, in addition to being oncall for my office for the wkend at 1,00 hr. NEVER was all this told to me during interview. Just got a generic RN job description Fri after asking for wks. and was made to feel guilty re: on call for free for another office. oh, you need to help out the company. Travel time is not included and some of my pts are an hour away. I have repeatedly asked, how they grade the visits for quota, reply, I'm new here, i don't know, i think an admission equals 2 visits, but I'll find out. No milege reimbursement on wkends because I can;t get into office, don't have a key. Asked about acuity for hi tech visits, told this company cares about the numbers, by my sup. And, I have to see all diversion(medicaid members q 60 days, they are everywhere, 1/2 - 1hr away. update careplan, do consents(some have'nt been done for over a yr , they are requied to be done yrkly, sup HHA with her present and you know they change thier times daily. So, I work at least 60 hrs a week, if not more and get paid for 40! MPweek averages for m-f 200-250 daily. Can't count the night and wkends, cuz i have to be at the office and leave from there.i just worked 9 out of 10 long days with no time off, I called out Frifay, due to migraine, my BP 12 average 150/100!! meds are being adjusted which adds to me being tired, just had MRI brain after hrs. Result sm vessel ischemic disease d/t migaines, but they want to do MRA!! have uneven pupils, was wked up 15 yrs ago, MRI they were looking for tumor and/or MS. Thank God, it was nl back then. I want to ask to be hourly, is that unreasonable or work 4 days, I just want to be treated fair, and paid for when I work. Forget per-diem if thye are not going to pay mieage, No wonder all the therapists, work for agencies. Benes are poor and expensive=280. month plus deductable, only 3 wks PTO. My bobra is 250 for everything, great coverage and I have 18 months, thanks to Obama, What do all of you think? I feel like they are going to macys and walking out with a very expensive suit and not paying for it. Can I negotiate and how do i do it? I crump and get intimitated easily and am emotional!! Probably, will cry if I try to talk to them with a witness, the HR person there, my request, so they speakk the truth witnessed, I asked her confidentially, she said yes, she knows they are using me. And, I got wind, some are being incentivised, NOT ME!!!! HELP. I really don't want to go in tomorrow!
Specializes in ICU/CCU, Home Health, Case Management.
Hi All,
Wanted to update you on my issues. Have gone per visit, plenty of visits, still finishing up paperwork from last week, got really sick, no wonder, all the hours I was working. Anyway, I'll get better, just have fever and sore throat today. BUT, this is very interesting the patient who fell and I rec. she go to hospital, etc, well after my supervisor had to visit her, she lied about her and said her braces never arrived, when they did while my super was there! She canned our agency, and guess who took it personally! Not me, but my supervisor! Not my problem! But, just had to tell you guys!:redbeathe
Tampa121
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Hi All,
Wanted to update you on my issues. Have gone per visit, plenty of visits, still finishing up paperwork from last week, got really sick, no wonder, all the hours I was working. Anyway, I'll get better, just have fever and sore throat today. BUT, this is very interesting the patient who fell and I rec. she go to hospital, etc, well after my supervisor had to visit her, she lied about her and said her braces never arrived, when they did while my super was there! She canned our agency, and guess who took it personally! Not me, but my supervisor! Not my problem! But, just had to tell you guys!:redbeathe