I have a job interview next week for a SOC nurse in home health. I am totally new to home health and need all the info I can get before this interview!
The company is very large-reputable. They are the preferred HH agency for two of the major hospitals in my area so i am not worried about any sketchy issues that I have heard about other HH agencies. They said on the phone interview that I would typically see 3 patient's per day for SOC-this is specifically for a SOC nurse only-not case management. The pay is 105 per visit and this is if you complete your documentation within 24 hours. Otherwise, it is 90/visit with 48 hours to complete. Training is full time for 6 weeks.
My question is, the hours are listed as 8-5. I have never done HH before but have plenty of experience with admissions. I know the OASIS documentation is totally different but once I get familiar with it, does anyone know what a typical day would look like for me? I mean, would i really be out there from 8-5 everyday?? The territory is very close to my house so I am not anticipating driving very far.
How long does a typical admission take-the part where you are actually in the home. I don't think I would want to do my charting completely in the home as I would be more comfortable doing this at my own house where I can concentrate and really do it right. How long can I expect to actually be with the patient for a "typical" admission? If I scheduled my 3 patients at say 8, 10, 12 and then took the rest of the day to chart, is that acceptable or do companies typically add on to your schedule if they see it is done at 12. I'm just wondering if those 8-5 hours are with documentation included-wherever you want to do it-or if those are the hours you are expected to see patients. She did say no more than 3 a day. Just wondering if this would be the right choice for my family. It's sounds great but I am wondering if it would really be that way.
I had no idea this 6 points a day is not the norm. I don't know if you saw what I wrote about our corporation changing our 2.5 point SOC to 2 points. They just keep expecting more and giving less. Patient care suffers, employee health suffers. I am relieved to hear it isn't this way everywhere. Since I work per diem, I can spend more time with the patient than I could if I held a full-time position.
I had no idea this 6 points a day is not the norm. I don't know if you saw what I wrote about our corporation changing our 2.5 point SOC to 2 points. They just keep expecting more and giving less. Patient care suffers, employee health suffers. I am relieved to hear it isn't this way everywhere. Since I work per diem, I can spend more time with the patient than I could if I held a full-time position.
I suspect the reason we don't have unreasonable productivity expectations is because we are paid per visit.
gibsongirl
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I had no idea this 6 points a day is not the norm. I don't know if you saw what I wrote about our corporation changing our 2.5 point SOC to 2 points. They just keep expecting more and giving less. Patient care suffers, employee health suffers. I am relieved to hear it isn't this way everywhere. Since I work per diem, I can spend more time with the patient than I could if I held a full-time position.