I got my first job!!! But I am worried...

[Bunny99]

Hi everyone. I am a new nursing grad, and I feel very lucky to be accepted for a job at a home healthcare company only days after passing NCLEX. The company is located in Southern California and it has won the Healthcare Elite Top Agency award.

While I can see myself working there, I feel like I don't have enough information to make the two year commitment they wanted.

The 1^st 3 months, I will be paid $30,000 a year. Then if things go well, the 4^th month onwards, the pay increases to $40,000 a year.

I would really appreciate any comment anyone has about my situation. Furthermore, what questions should I ask the company before I make the commitment?

Thanks in advance for any responses!

Lina

[Bunny99]

Bunny99, what did you end up doing?

Hi, today I had my first day at this agency. We were about to sign the contract, but I found they won't pay mileage in the first year. So I didn't sign today.

[Bunny99]

I am still trying to decide. They won't give me mileage in the first year. the salary is 40,000 in the first year. No health insurance, dental. The second year is 50,000, plus $5,000 gas.

[St_Claire, ADN, RN]

I am still trying to decide. They won't give me mileage in the first year. the salary is 40000 in the first year. No health insurance, dental. The second year is 50,000, plus $5,000 gas.[/quote']

They are taking advantage of you. Check this out: http://www.salary.com to get accurate salary info. If it were me I would not take that, they are paying you half what they should.

I wonder if they received that award by keeping their overhead really low.

[AnnemRN]

I don't know your financial situation, but if it were me I would not work for this company. Here's the math - Let's say you drive 30 miles/day x 5 days per week. You would put on 600 miles per month without reimbursement. The government rate is 56.5 cents per mile so, you are eating $339.00 per month. In one year that's $4,068.00 which is nothing to sneeze about - you can subtract that from your $40,000 so now you're making $35,932 a year.

Now, I used 30 miles a day as an example. In reality, it will probably be a lot more and you may really regret working for that company. I generally put on anywhere from 20 miles to over 100 miles in a day.