GhostsWerePeopleToo

I just started today in home health doing skilled visits. We are paid per visit and for orientation/in-services I get hourly. I'm only per diem and I'm not sure how the FT staffers get paid. I came from hospice home care and I worked there FT Fri-Mon and I was paid salary plus visit pay if I was on call on a holiday and had to go out on a visit. For in-services there, I was just given mileage to office.

I did accept the full time hospice position. I informed the other place of this and she thanked me for being honest and said if I was ever looking for something per diem on my off days to give them a call. So far, enjoying my second week of orientation in hospice. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks, I am enjoying it so far. I do sort of know the difference btwn hospice and home health, I was just trying to differentiate btwn that and in-patient.

I'm about to start orientation at a Hospice home health agency. I forgot to ask about the dress code at my interview so I'll have to wait until my first day. I'm pretty sure the first week will be mostly office training stuff and I should be prepared to dress in casual business style. I'm curious to know just what is appropiate in home health/hospice.

I left my weekend house supervisor position in SNF because after 13 yrs, I've had enough. I went on 2 interviews and I was offerred a per diem weekend position at HH agency. Problem is I really need full time since I'm taking such a pay cut. The director says she will try to keep me busy all weekend and there is extra $$ for taking call. Then, the other interviewer called and offerred me full time on-call (salaried) hospice HH weekends. And....they provide cellphone, laptop, and I get to use the company car. So thats perfect...BUT I accepted the first position already and I have them trying to come up with enough work fo me and I feel really bad about declining now. I know I can't still pick up per diem because I'm "on-call" at the full time place. So I guess my question is how best to go about telling the first job I'm no longer available. TIA