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  1. Medicare week

    ksb13 replied to hhrnohio's topic in Home Health

    Have worked for 3 agencies in 20 years. All were Sun-Sat. I can't imagine trying to keep it straight the way you

  2. unpaid overtime

    ksb13 replied to behindthedoor's topic in Home Health

    I am scheduled 72 hours/2weeks and I never work more than that. I might work more than 8 hours one day, but have less than 8 another day. I am salaried, so can't put extra hours on time sheet My...

  3. How many pts do you care for?

    ksb13 replied to FrankieJane's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I just started a position with hospice 3 weeks ago. I have done home health for the last 15 years, but had moved and was driving 50 miles one way to the office, and serving 9 counties. This position...

  4. Managing my time :-(

    ksb13 replied to weetziebat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't work in hospice, but have done home health for 15 years. We went computerized 8 years ago. THe first 6 months it cut my productivity and my satisfaction in half. However, after lots of...

  5. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    ksb13 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to give me your email address or email me I will tell you what I know about Lourdes and WBH. Haven't worked IN either, but have done home health for both.

  6. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    ksb13 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anything about any of the L'ville hospitals but would also be glad to get any information. Might make my job hunting in the spring a little

  7. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    ksb13 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    Did talk to JSMC and was offered a position in home health, but it was going to create conflicts with my teenager and he comes first, so still doing the home health thing for Baptist. I have not...

  8. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    ksb13 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the info about trigg and JSMC. I have an interview with JSMC on Wed. Waiting to see what they offer. I am still thinking about moving to the Louisville area in the spring. My adult kids...

  9. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    ksb13 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, another West Ky nurse. I moved from Paducah to Murray about 5 years ago. was at Lourdes until about 8 months ago. Now doing home health for Baptist on a prn basis. I needed to be at home more...

  10. Relocating to Fort Campbell, KY

    ksb13 replied to stevenking's topic in General Nursing

    Hello and welcome to the area. I live about 60 miles northwest of Fort Campbell. The closest options for you are going to be Gateway Health Systems in Clarksville (I hear they are building a new...

  11. Relocating to Kentucky

    ksb13 replied to kitty9898's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I currently live in Western Ky, about an hour from Fort Campbell. There are several hospitals in the area. Nashville has a VA hosp, Vanderbilt, and St Thomas, along with some others. Fort...

  12. Please Respond!!

    ksb13 replied to NCJill's topic in General Nursing

    I have checked at a couple of the hospitals and Our Lady of Peace and Jewish both offer a work on weekends program. I think Norton's does also, I have not talked to them yet........they are on the...

  13. Please Respond!!

    ksb13 replied to NCJill's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone here work for Gentiva Home Health? Know much about the home health work in the area? Also, anyone work in psych? I did that for 8 years and enjoyed it, so it is also an option. Salary...

  14. Please Respond!!

    ksb13 replied to NCJill's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Still trying to decide if I am going to move or not. I may do the agency thing or the WOW thing. Have also considered going back to psych nursing. I did that for about 8 years....

  15. Please Respond!!

    ksb13 replied to NCJill's topic in General Nursing

    I am also planning to move to Louisville in the near future. Any suggestions on which hospital systems are the best? Any one working in Louisville? Tell me what you like and dislike about your...

  16. How and when do you schedule your home health visits?

    ksb13 replied to RN relief needed's topic in Home Health

    I also call the night before, however in Ky you have to be homebound even for Medicaid, unless you are a waiver pt..... and then you are the waiver teams pt. If you are receiving skilled services, you...

  17. computerized charting

    ksb13 replied to LeAnne from US's topic in Home Health

    That sounds wonderful. The main complaint from staff and pts has been that a computer "gets between" the nurse and the pt. I can write and look at the pt and talk, but harder to keyboard in or choose...

  18. computerized charting

    ksb13 replied to LeAnne from US's topic in Home Health

    We are on our third set of laptops. The first ones were very small and SLOW, the second ones were better, and the ones we have now are notebook sized, have wireless modems and are almost as fast as...

  19. Productivity requirements

    ksb13 replied to mikaylamom's topic in Home Health

    The more I read here the more I realize that I work for a very good agency. The fact that our productivity requirements have changed in response to RN/LPN input and that our agency does see pt who...

  20. computerized charting

    ksb13 replied to LeAnne from US's topic in Home Health

    Our admit nurses are a lifesaver.........we have two and both are long time (greater than 12years in homehealth) nurses in home health and understand the area, docs, pps, the computer, etc....... it...

  21. Cell Phones

    ksb13 replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Home Health

    Our agency gives each licensed person a cell phone. Bills are audited by the team manager, but the cost savings is good. We no longer carry beepers and since we live and work in RURAL western KY......

  22. Productivity requirements

    ksb13 replied to mikaylamom's topic in Home Health

    I am not sure what our agency census is because we are so spread out, one main office and 3 branch offices, but in the branch office that is my home base, we have 4 RN positions (my partner and I...

  23. computerized charting

    ksb13 replied to LeAnne from US's topic in Home Health

    visit and chart time are usually about 2-3 hours, depending on the type of admit, IV, wound care, CHF teaching, etc. I cover one county in Western Ky, so driving may or may not be an issue, usually I...

  24. computerized charting

    ksb13 replied to LeAnne from US's topic in Home Health

    My agency has been on computer since 1998. We use the PTCT program and for the most part it has worked well. We started with 4 nurses and trained 4-6 new clinicians approx every 4 months until we had...

  25. Productivity requirements

    ksb13 replied to mikaylamom's topic in Home Health

    I work in extreme Western Ky. Our agency covers 6 counties in Ky and ?3 or 4 in Southern Illinois. We have a main office and 3 branch offices. Our productivity is based on points also. Admit=3,...