nathalia004

Hi Everyone, I run a small home health care agency and I'm in the process of looking new EMRs to possibly switch to. We used our own custom solution until last year and then opted to move to a system called Faster Notes. Their system is not as developed as we need especially when it comes to documenting in the field. Here's a list of EMRs we've looked at so far: - Alora - Bright Tree - Axcess - Healthcare First - Igea We're also considering looking at: - AllScripts - McKesson - Kinnser Do you have a software that you like to use either from what I've already mentioned or something I have not included? Thanks!

I understand that degrees aren't everything. My mother became certified as a nurse and then went back to school to get her bachelor's and her masters while working in the ED. I did the same when I went to grad school. I will take experience over a degree any day. All I really want for a candidate is to: Be willing to work with myself and my team. To be able to care for patients according to their needs in the home. To call me when an issue arises with a patient before calling the physician. I'm not getting these things from my current part-time nurse despite all of the attempts by me and my staff to reach out to her and be supportive. I don't want to make the same mistakes again with the next candidates I have come in.

I'm the administrator of a small home health care agency and I also see patients as the only full-time nurse. I'm in the process of looking for another nurse to hire on a per visit/contract basis and I want to be sure we're hiring someone with experience. My mother started the agency a little over 25 years ago after she retiring from her job as a head nurse in the emergency department at a major hospital. We worked as a team for a very long time and have had other nurses come and work with us over the years. But the majority of them retired from other jobs and stopped working for us eventually to focus on other things. Our agency is also family-run. Two of my siblings handle the billing and financial part of the business and my niece runs the office. We've always had difficulty hiring because my mother had very high expectations. And we also built up a reputation for being a care partner that physicians can rely on and can send their difficult patients to. I was very reluctant to hire anyone after my mom passed away a little over a year ago. We did hire someone with the help of my brother and my niece last summer as a part-time nurse. She has done a good job so far and helped ease my patient load when I really needed the help. But I think we're getting ready to part ways. She needs more structure than we can provide and I need someone with more home care experience. I do have another nurse on board who has the experience I want. But she came to me through a referral and I don't want to overload her because she's just coming back from an illness. I want to put out a job posting pro-actively so that we're not scrambling to find someone if my part-time nurse quits. My initial requirements: 5 years of experience in home care BA/BS/BSN Master's Degree Preferred Comfortable with independent decision-making/Will call me when needed. Willing to Work in a Team Environment Has experience with Wound Care. Any suggestions for what else I should add? I don't want to be too strict but at the same time, I don't want to end up with someone who doesn't have enough experience. Thanks!