ctrn3478

ctrn3478 has 1 years experience.

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1. does anyne else miss the hospital?

   ctrn3478 replied to Cathyd241's topic in Home Health

   I have never worked in a hospital but have for a long time felt the way you do now. There arent a lot of hospital jobs around here to work at but I recently started sub-acute& left my job. It...

2. Unhappy, employee mistreatment etc, Fed-Up!

   ctrn3478 replied to ctrn3478's topic in Home Health

   Thank you for your response!!! I do feeel very much on the same page with you about home health, I don't feel like ever I could work somewhere and get the same level of patient and family...

3. Unhappy, employee mistreatment etc, Fed-Up!

   ctrn3478 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hello, So to try my best to make my situation brief, I have been working for a home health agency for several months as a new grad. I have gained great experience and learned a lot. But from Day 1 I...

4. Dealing with Extra Assignments

   ctrn3478 replied to turningred15's topic in Home Health

   We have this problem with our agency too, which is especially tricky for some of us when salarly paid. However, it looks like you have taken your first step which is set an absolute limit to your work...

5. call the ambulance?

   ctrn3478 replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

   In one instance my pt pcp requested pt to travel to ER by ambulance non emergent for eval. he refused. i called back and documented this bc he was urgent (requiring assessment d/t SOB and hemoptysis...

6. Scheduling visits

   ctrn3478 replied to KelRN215's topic in Home Health

   I try to think of visits like drs appts... you have choice between these times no reaon needed nothing else is available. if they have legitamate reasons i can schedule around them or if theyre being...

7. CMS Audit

   ctrn3478 replied to ctrn3478's topic in Home Health

   thank you both!!! they came monday, i wasnt chosen for a visit with them and havent spent much time in the office so havent heard the outcome. My agency is pretty disorganized tho I do not feel they...

8. CMS Audit

   ctrn3478 replied to ctrn3478's topic in Home Health

   thank you this is definitely straight forward and helpful. I am only concerned now about in home med lists, i gave up on those for most patients since many of them were losing them not keeping with...

9. CMS Audit

   ctrn3478 posted a topic in Home Health

   Sooo long story short cms is coming in for a on site survey saying theyre gonna pick at least 2 charts read them and go along with nurses on visits. i know this is happening at many agencies and i...

10. RN duties

    ctrn3478 replied to cincin1222's topic in Home Health

    nooooo way. RN's should be doing skilled nursing work..wound changes, med teaching and admin, bloodwork, assessments, while aides and homemakers would take care of those things. if you are full time...

11. Medication reconciliation/orders

    ctrn3478 replied to KelRN215's topic in Home Health

    unfortunately it sounds like youll need to call to verify which meds are even incorrectly written that note sounds too vague and confusing..where did you get the last med list, the last 485 or an...

12. Brand New AFib Question

    ctrn3478 replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    this is my hardest part of home care... recently i was told i had a pt s/p cabg unable to stablaize on coumadin unable to stablizie INR (freuqnetly well above 3 and for a week under 2.0 pcp aware) go...

13. ANNUAL SALARY PAY...not per visit or hourly

    ctrn3478 replied to RN220's topic in Home Health

    new grad salary of about 58,000 a year full time salary which equals 28 per hr (expected to see 25-35 pts a week). however being not electronic paperwork takes longer especially oasis admits...

14. Lets talk about $$$

    ctrn3478 replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    South Shore suburbs and some neighbors of Boston, MA Salarly- I work full time (not per diem or per visit) I get $28 an hour for a set 40 hrs a week. I am expected to see an average of 5-6 pts a day,...

15. New Grads Training in HHC

    ctrn3478 replied to KarenJordan's topic in Home Health

    I'm a new grad RN in home health, i was a HHA in college. I love my job for the most part, and like others said i really wish i had a more organized training in documentation. It is disorganized where...