luvdaisy replied to IndianaHH's topic in Home Health
I worked for Amedisys for 3 years and would not work for them again. They only care about how much money they are going to make off of the RN filling out the OASIS. The PT's and RN's were constantly...
Did you apply at Gentiva? They called a friend of mine about 2 weeks ago offering her a job for the Elizabethton area. She had to turn it down because she had already accepted another job at MSHA....
Have you checked the VA in Johnson City to see if they are hiring? I know they have a wound care clinic. Also, home health might be an option with your wound care background. I am sure you would be a...
I live in the eastern most part of the state. Elizabethton is a smaller town with a small hospital called Sycamore Shoals Hospital. You can find out about this hospital and the numerous others it is...
luvdaisy replied to AnnemRN's topic in Home Health
Was this last visit going to be the 5th visit? I just recently quit home health and this is one issue that drove me crazy. No matter what, we were pushed to get 5 visits so we would be paid the full...
luvdaisy replied to esrun00's topic in Home Health
I worked for Amedisys for 3 years and just recently started another job. I am so thankful that I am not there anymore. I was seeing 10-12 patients at least 3 days a week and the other days it was...
We are supposed to have all paperwork transmitted by the next morning at 10:00. If, however, we have a day with several OASIS they will give us an extra day. If we are ever over 2 days late then they...
luvdaisy replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health
I should have added that I still love my job and that even though I am tired and a tad bit irritable by the end of the 12 days, I still cant see myself doing anything else. Dont let this discourage...
luvdaisy replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health
This is pretty much how it is where I work. This is my weekend so by the time Friday gets here, it will be 12 days in a row. I have done 22 days in a row before when we were short on nurses and the...
I do home health and spend a lot of time in my car driving between patients. You could stop and eat somewhere or eat in your car while driving to the next patient. It is pretty
luvdaisy replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health
It happens all the time with one nurse in particular. It infuriates me.:angryfire She also usually just goes ahead and calls in on Friday so her Friday patients get pushed to the