Kyasi

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  1. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. I am a RN and have been in Home Health for 24 yrs. I've done Private Duty Care, Home visits, and for the past 1 &1/2 yrs., have been the Nursing Supervisor of a...

  2. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    Our HHA's are there to do personal care only. They can't transport patients, run errands for them, or go anywhere with them. We have a nonskilled/nonmedical department that provides Attendant care...

  3. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    It is much more difficult to get rid of these HHA's, at least in my state. (I'm in the midwest) If I don't follow the correct protocol, we end up paying unemployment claims like crazy, even though...

  4. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    CFitz I can sure relate to what you are saying about the Medicaid fraud. I find that the patients cover for our HHA's. We now do unannounced Supervisory visits... showing up about 15 min before the...

  5. Leaving an agency, giving report

    Kyasi replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    Just one comment and this is something that has served me well in all areas of my life, professional and personal. That is to never burn a bridge behind you. I find if I do go the extra mile,...

  6. What do you call this kind of job?

    Kyasi replied to dmmd's topic in Private Duty

    We call them private duty nurses at our agency. We have many of them who go to school w/children. I would call several agencies in your area and just tell them you are interested in doing private...

  7. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Kyasi replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, it went into the

  8. Can someone please help me with "The BIG picture"

    Kyasi replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Home Health

    I think Kate summed up what home health is all about. I've been in the field for 24+ yrs. and I've done everything Kate mentioned. Home care can be both challenging and at times boring in that when...

  9. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    Our office staff gets along very well. We are one big happy family. But I was lucky to be able to hand pick them all. All of my nurse case managers worked with me at another agency. So as we grew,...

  10. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    CF, What is Roll call? I'm new to this site so I'm not sure where to find it. I turned this job down 3 times before I finally did accept it. I'm not sure I felt so lucky for the first 3 or 4...

  11. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    Kate, You hit the nail on the head w/feeling like a kindergarten teacher. Someday I swear I'm going to write a book about some of the unbelievable things that have happened since I got this job. The...

  12. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Kyasi replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, I'll concede that perhaps an appropriate picture might help in some cases... but the picture I was referring to was a very sexy pose, lots of make up, and hair done like she was ready for a model...

  13. I'm new here

    Kyasi posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. I am a RN and have been in Home Health for 24 yrs. I've done Private Duty Care, Home visits, and for the past 1 &1/2 yrs., have been the Nursing Supervisor of...

  14. I'm new here

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the warm welcome

  15. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Kyasi replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "Totally not trying to be rude, if I was in HR and someone attached a photo to a resume,I would can it. It's an RN job not a casting call for a modeling agency or for acting." I actually had someone...

  16. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Kyasi replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just curious, are the interviewers men or women, or both? As a female responsible for hiring HHA's, LPN's, RN's, and office staff for our Home Health Agency, I have to say, I look at the whole...

  17. advice for getting a CNA job

    Kyasi replied to sophie<3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have you considered applying at Home Health Agencies? They have very flexible hours which makes it easier to work around your school schedule. Our agency hires nursing students after they have passed...

  18. I'm afraid to go to school with child

    Kyasi replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Does he have a wheelchair? The kids I went to school with (3 total) each had a wheelchair with special compartments on them to hold suction machines, vent, or whatever. Plus, using a backpack...

  19. I'm afraid to go to school with child

    Kyasi replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    You definitely want equipment that is well maintained and in good working order whether you are in the house or out of it. I've gone to school with many children in the past. One was on a vent....

  20. Anyone NOT case managing???

    Kyasi replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    My agency has both administrative nurses who do case management and field staff nurses. The field staff do weekly med fills, dressing changes (short visits) or they do direct patient care for mostly...

  21. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    Kate, I do a lot of what you do. I have 5 nurse case managers who work for me and each of them have a patient load. They open the new cases, do recerts, supervisory visits, and write prior...

  22. need help with new management position

    Kyasi replied to cherirnbsn's topic in Nurse Management

    Cheri, Since you won't have time ahead of time to get to know the other staff, I would suggest a short meeting as early as possible so you can sit down and get to know each other. Keep it informal...

  23. I'm new here

    Kyasi replied to Kyasi's topic in Home Health

    Thanks, I'll post there too. I'm excited to have found this site. I stumbled onto it by accident looking for information on 485 forms on Google.