acesdaughter2

we have started the barcode admin too. and we have had all sorts of glitches. It took me, a seasoned nurse, 1 hour to pass meds to 3 pts with minimal interuptions. Crazy. so frustrating. By the 3rd day of use, i was more proficient, but it is not friendly. I suppose it doesn't matter tho. all hospitals in the USA will have to have it in place by 2014. The medical record is to be all electronic.

I have worked for for profit at $22./hour with $.35 per mile, horrible insurance we totally paid for. No over time, take comp. time they said. Weekend call $50/day, after hours visit $45. Sucked! I now work for non profit at $23/hour, $.47 per mile, insurance is paid 80%, $50 on call pay, no weekends call. We have dedicated LVN's that take front line call and we back up one day a week. LVN's rotate weekends with RN who works weekends only and we have LVN that takes call M-TH front line only. So that is all better. I did take a $6/hour cut in pay after leaving a hospital job. So, the pay comparably isn't so good, but we seem to be better taken care of. And our patients are high priority. Our director knows and follows the rules and P&P! And expects us to as well.

It is also a great privelage to care for these people that are in the last days of their lives. And I feel as a Christian, it is easier to do your job and understand God's true plan for how he wants us to die, so we can be with him. I am glad we have a blessing of Hospice to help us help others.

I am new to Hospice and really love it. My expierience has been with for profit and non-profit places. The particular hospices I did and currently work for, the for profit did not take care of it's employees. low pay, terrible insurance and minimal staff. Mileage was horrific! ANd I put 6000 miles on a new vehicle in a few short months! The non-profit I work for now really takes care of it's employees and we have resources:typing. I think it depends upon the community you live in, too. Here the majority, including the medical community, backs the non-profit over the for profit ones. THe pay isn't much better, but mileage is, call is, and having LVN's and HHA's, plus medical records, onsite social worker,on site vol. coordinator, on-site chaplain helps tremendously. THe for profit I worked for didn't have those things. And our supervisor was over 2 offices, an hour apart!! SO you have to weigh the differences and understand how things are worked. THe real difference is that nonprofit do not pay taxes. They are under the same rules and p&p that for profit must follow. THis one does a great job and I am proud to work there.