Part time home health from ICU

[Anonymous666]

Howdy, 

I’ve been a nurse for 13 years, the last 3 of which were ICU. I’m burnt out. 

I worked as a home health nurse for a couple of years over a decade ago as an LVN. I absolutely loved it. (I’m an RN now).

I’d like to make a move back into it now, but I have no Oasis experience. I was thinking about doing some online oasis training before interviewing. 

Also, I’d like to work part-time. I’d be more than happy being the weekend person. 

Do you think there’s a chance a local agency will give me a shot and maybe give me some kind of orientation?

Is it possible to work part time/PRN doing home health, or does PRN just mean full-time without benefits? 
 

Any advice or doses of reality would be much appreciated. 

[caliotter3]

The answers to your questions depend upon the attitudes and needs of your local agencies and how you are treated, to some point, depends upon the individual managers/supervisors.  You can read plenty of tales of woe from nurses who were taken advantage of if you look around the home health forum.  Basically, you have to stick up for yourself.  If you find that reality doesn't come near to what you were told when they hired you, then it is time to consider a new agency. 

[Anonymous666]

1 hour ago, caliotter3 said:

The answers to your questions depend upon the attitudes and needs of your local agencies and how you are treated, to some point, depends upon the individual managers/supervisors.  You can read plenty of tales woe from nurses who were taken advantage of if you look around the home health forum.  Basically, you have to stick up for yourself.  If you find that reality doesn't come near to what you were told when they hired you, then it is time to consider a new agency. 

Are there agencies out there that don’t do Oasis paperwork? 
 

I’m aware of the bait and switch reality that exists in this business. The reason why I want to work part time and not full time is because I understand that full time means your life. 
 

I want to work 2-3 days/week and maybe increase that to five days/week during the Winter season (I live in Florida, so in healthcare there’s an “on” season and an “off” season—snowbirds). 
 

I also wanna be able to travel abroad for at least a couple of months in the Summer (off season), so I need to be pretty marketable. 
 

Agencies around me are offering hourly, full time, part time, PRN, salary, so there’s lots of variety as far as that goes. Most of the surrounding hospitals offer seasonal contracts for floor RNs during the Summer. 
 

I’m just wandering if anyone knows if what I’m after is doable and/or has any advice. 
 

Someone mentioned in another thread it would be best to get Oasis certified after working hands on with Oasis for a while. I was kinda thinking it might help in getting an interview. 
 

I’m assuming most agencies give you some kind of orientation, even if you’re part time/PRN.