Hi everyone, I'm a new grad RN. Received my license in July 2015. Since then I've been looking for a job like a mad woman. Getting a nursing job in NYC as a new grad has been much harder than expected. I'm currently still in school to get my BSN. I just applied to an agency to their new grad home care program, and its' a little shady. Its low pay, only $26.50/hr. There's an unpaid 2 week orientation. 1 week classroom and another week of shadowing a nurse through their entire 8 or 12 hours shift in a patient's home. $2000 must be paid to the agency if one choses to deny the job after the orientation. Even though it is unpaid. Again, thats IF I receive an offer after doing the orientation. They do claim that they're in a dyer need of nurses. Little to no benefits (besides metro card and insurance after a few months), ex. no paid holidays, only 40 hour sick leave, no extra for night shift. They seem very strict and not flexible with scheduling.
I did sign the contract but orientation isn't until later this month and if cancel and I don't go to the orientation, I shouldn't have to pay $2000.
Does anyone have experience with this agency or think its a bad idea?
Yes the contract would be for 1 year. If any time during that year I do not stick to the 30hr/weekly they will charge me $2000 for training. The experience would be the only thing I'd do it for. I was thinking home care would be lighter worker as well.
Lighter work?
Nope.
Different pace and 1:1 but huge amount of regulations and documentation, driving, lots of phone conversations with providers.
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
No it's most definitely not easier than LTC. You are all alone at least in LTC there are other licensed staff to ask questions or get help from. You must have top notch assessment skills, your knowledge must be extensive, you need excellent clinical skills for the types of encounters in home care if private duty you need to be able to trouble shoot feeding tubes, enteral pumps, ventilators, suction machines, pulse ox probes, deal with family that may or may not be skilled in caring for the client
Thank you so much for that! I guess I did have a false idea that home care would be much easier than lets say a nursing home.
nope - that is also wrong.
In fact - community care is very different from facility care in many aspects. True enough - the actual task may be the same (like inserting a foley or such) but otherwise major differences.
I am not sure that there are "much easier" jobs in nursing...
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Lighter work?
Nope.
Different pace and 1:1 but huge amount of regulations and documentation, driving, lots of phone conversations with providers.