Home Health vs Hospital Nursing

[chaoticnme]

I am considering transferring to an MICU..They have a 12 hr 3night a week position open, vs a Home health agency full time position. They are offerring 54,000 a year which can soon go up to 58,000 yr. $45 extra per pt you go over in a day, $50/month reimbursement on cell phone, $30/month reimbursement on ink cartride for printer or fax machine, and 40.5 cents a mile gas reimbursement. Max patients to see a day is 6 or 30 in a week.....They would give you an assignment in your zip code and you can take the option to drive farther if you want more patients....The other job is 35/hr...

Which would you take?

I like both, but getting on a day shift job at a good pay sounds enticing as all get out.:monkeydance:

[nursemary9, BSN, RN]

Hi

I worked 10 yrs in Home Health (per diem) while I worked the night shift on an Oncology Unit at the Hospital. It was an 8 hr. night shift--80 hr/2 wks.

I was able to see as many as 30-35 pt's per week in home health.

We did not get paid all those extras in HH since I was per diem. I made $35/ visit; $45/hi-tech Visit; $50/opening; Extra on weekends.

We were not computerized at the time in HH>

I only stopped the HH when it just got too much with 2 jobs.

I would have gone with the HH full time, but the bebefits were kind of poor. The insurance was poor.

At the hospital, we get excellent pay plus SUPER benefits. My HMO is EXCELLENT & inexpensive for myself & DH.

Since I need good bene's at my age, I elected to stay with the Hospital.

If I had been young and healthy & didn't need the great insurance coverage, I'd have gone for the Home Health---as I really, really LOVED it.

That's about all I can tell you.