RubyRN,CHPN

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  1. Wages after being in the field for a while

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to dinah77's topic in Home Health

    I'm an hourly employee working for a hospital based home health agency where I'm at the top end of the scale based on experience and longevity. Make over $40 an hour. Expect about 3% a year increases...

  2. "Are you related to an employee at this facility?"

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, it's all

  3. "Are you related to an employee at this facility?"

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree , Cali, in a perfect world. The place had such weak boundaries, poorly enforced polocies, and incompetent managers who just chose to look the other way.......but it was the underlying mantra...

  4. "Are you related to an employee at this facility?"

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a HH agency once where a immediate family member of one of the RN Case Managers was employed as a HHA. What I remember she wasn't a good one. She was constantly getting injured on the...

  5. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    They paid me today. On Monday I received an email that they were planning to pay me so they they came through this time but I will certainly keep you posted if things change. Best of luck to you, keep...

  6. Home health nurses and documentation problems - please help me understand.

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

    Question, if one takes away visits from those that are not completing their documentation and then allows them to "catch up" on unfinished paperwork; how does the other staff react when they are asked...

  7. False statement for terminating employment

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to sandfla's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Caliotter, Lawyer up lickety

  8. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the heads up. Yes, MI is huge (my FIL lives there) and that's alot of an area to cover. I hope they make things right for you and you have another source fo income to carry you through....

  9. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Over the years, I have had multiple contract gigs. I keep decent records and find most of my contacts pay 1-2 times a month and are usually never more than 30 days behind in payment for nursing...

  10. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you have dedicated so much of your time, resources and energy to those people. If and when they come through for you it will be a great payday just is rotten you have to hurry up and wait....

  11. Have you heard of a school losing accreditation?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

    I agree with Caliotter. I'm not exactly certain but I understand may affect the transferability of your credits should you chose a BSN or graduate program as well. Stick with the school with...

  12. Nurses living in their home with patients. . .

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to rl589092's topic in General Nursing

    Yup there's always a bad egg or two in the bunch....been in a few of those places too. I guess with 200 or so in the county I work in, there is something for just about

  13. Nurses living in their home with patients. . .

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to rl589092's topic in General Nursing

    In my state they are called Adult Family Homes (AFH's) and fall unto licensing as board and care homes. Highly regulated by the state here. In this state you can have up to 6 residents for a licensed...

  14. Morphine Diversion--Need replies ASAP

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in Washington Nursing

    Agreed, Caliotter. Truely demoralizing when you look at the state of nursing right now. Amazingly high number of nurses are believed to be working impaired; even more amazing number of nurses without...

  15. Morphine Diversion--Need replies ASAP

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in Washington Nursing

    WA DOH Nursing sends out annual newsletter. I believe there is a link to it on their website. I believe their last newsletter featured impaired and reporting. You might want to check it out. IMO, I...

  16. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Aloha to you....The test is not too terribly hard but you do have to pass I believe with an 80% or higher. They give you a nice training DVD in your training package for reference as there is more...

  17. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I signed up with them a little after Bumashes did. Took the test, passed, got the kit for Rebif. Then I did the Norditropin training webinar and recieved the related training equipment. I have...

  18. Home health nurses and documentation problems - please help me understand.

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

    A hallmark of an exceptional home health nurse is not only excellent clinical skills and critical thinking; it requires organization, ability to work autonomously, meet deadlines, self starter,...

  19. Has anyone had any negative experiences while on the road doing HEDIS?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to mmad09's topic in Quality Improvement

    I remember a couple years ago I was doing a large volume of PIA audits for a medicare advantage program at a rural health clinic. Apparently, they had given me a desk in the clinic manager's office...

  20. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    Sorry for your negative experience. A few weeks ago I received a phone call from their recruiter "sampling" previous employees to inquire if they would be intested in participating in the PIA project....

  21. Home health nurses and documentation problems - please help me understand.

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

    I remember at a former employer there were nurses who continuously called in sick at the end of month to complete paperwork because if their paperwork wasn't complete they wouldn't get paid. We were...

  22. Anyone ever worked for Rx Crossroads as a contract RN?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a pretty good gig. Let me know how it works out for you. Best of

  23. HH visits at ALF

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

    Hi, I live in Washington and feel your pain. I have some important information from my experience as a home health nurse visiting residents of ALF's. Should you have more specific questions, please...

  24. Have you ever?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    Our computer program doesn't ask us to change answers based on some kind of conflict within the system. We are required to validate assessments before we do an electronic signature which might catch a...

  25. Have you ever?

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    Are you speaking of OASIS assessment