PeacockMaiden

PeacockMaiden

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  1. per diem hospice per visit rate

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm going to interview for a per diem hospice that pays by the visit. I am new to hospice work, so I have no idea what decent compensation would be. I'm in northern California. So if anyone is aware...

  2. per diem hospice per visit rate

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm in Northern CA. The per visit rate was $55 for revisit and $90 for a start of care visit. No mileage compensation. I don't think doing hospice is in the cards for me right now. I am currently...

  3. per diem hospice per visit rate

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I haven't heard back from the company yet, but even if they offer me a job, I don't think I'll take it. They pay by the visit, and when you figure in the huge amount of documentation and the...

  4. Shaking my head

    PeacockMaiden replied to blondebabe0625's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well I think babies can be 'gross' too and have no desire to work with peds, ever. I love working with the elderly and I absolutely do not find them gross at

  5. Are nurse practitioners still on demand?

    PeacockMaiden replied to kgran's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility uses NPs. And for my personal healthcare, I prefer to see an NP over a MD, because NPs actually listen to you! I am currently in a post master's Adult/gero NP program

  6. SNF job is a barrier to getting into the acute setting

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am a RN that did an entry level master's degree program. I have been licensed since June 2012. Graduated with the MSN in April 2013. I live in Sacramento, CA, probably the worst job market for new...

  7. New to home care and freaking out because of the documation

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a RN that is new to the home care venue. I got hired by a company that pays by the visit. I have spent 1/2 day in the field shadowing a nurse who was also fairly new so I really didn't learn...

  8. SF Bay Area Nurses- Any nurse recruiters accepting New Grad RN?

    PeacockMaiden replied to ChicRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That job ad looks like a big red flag to

  9. Disrespectful

    PeacockMaiden replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is exactly how I feel too! I always said my facility should have circus music playing on the

  10. Hospice documentation compare to home health documentation

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I recently accepted a job as a home health nurse. I get paid by the visit, and I'm finding with the amount of documentation that needs to be done, and no mileage compensation, it's just not worth my...

  11. Hospice documentation compare to home health documentation

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I know, paper work is the bain of nursing. My previous job was in LTC, and there was the never ending paper work too. I know hospice would be tough because you're dealing with dying patients and...

  12. Hospice documentation compare to home health documentation

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think the job is for a RN case manager. So how does the documentation compare to the OASIS documentation for home care? Even the people at the home care place admitted to us newbies that no one...

  13. Is 2 weeks enough orientation new grad?

    PeacockMaiden replied to eelise11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got two days of training before they throw me out on my own. It was

  14. Quit after 2 days

    PeacockMaiden replied to mickey56's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I think the way most SNFs are ran these days and so terribly understaffed, it feels like a 3 ring circus. I was surprised that they don't have circus music playing in my

  15. Hired!!!! Looking for some advice from the pros

    PeacockMaiden replied to pkinta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And I agree with parmsran72, that many SNF have a 'high school' clique mentality. It is terrible where I was working and there was a lot of bullying and mistreatment going on among the nurses and...

  16. Hired!!!! Looking for some advice from the pros

    PeacockMaiden replied to pkinta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I loved working with the elderly patients in the SNF. The major downside that made me hate the job was that after passing pills for 40 residents, you don't really have much time to interact or even...

  17. start if care oasis time frames.

    PeacockMaiden replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    Squeegee, do you have a copy of that cheat sheet? I am new to home health and I just had an orientation on Oasis. If I sat at the patient's house to do it and the assessment, I can see that I'd...

  18. HELP hr/pay??

    PeacockMaiden replied to lezleyhindman's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a new grad RN at a LTC in California, I was paid $31 per

  19. Med surg Rn trying to make the leap to Home Health

    PeacockMaiden replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    Why do you not advise anyone new to home health to start out as per

  20. Second career Nurse moving up?

    PeacockMaiden replied to kcdunlap's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Call me cynical, but a key factor in moving up in a SNF is favoritism. Where I work there are cliques, and if you're not in the circle of friends with other management, you won't move

  21. Which Northern CA hospices hire recent grads?

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been working as a RN now for 1 year in a skilled nursing facility. Within that facility, we do take care of some hospice patients. My passion is in hospice work. I did my nursing school...

  22. Worms in Bladder

    PeacockMaiden replied to rdowdy0529's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We absolutely do have parasites in America! I had an intestinal parasite infection, and I've never been anywhere outside of the country. I live a nice upper middle class lifestyle with good...

  23. I suspect at least 4 residents have scabies, and....

    PeacockMaiden replied to Tana13's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Did you talk to the DON or the Administrator about it? I'd do that first. If nothing is done, call the state or county health department and report it. If you do that, I guarantee something will be...

  24. SNF job is a barrier to getting into the acute setting

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The way my master's program worked was that the first 4 semesters were dedicated to RN licensure. After that time, we could take the NCLEX, and if you pass, work as a RN. However, my program then...

  25. SNF job is a barrier to getting into the acute setting

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, my NP program is online through the University of Colorado. I thought of moving, but my husband says absolutely he won't move. He likes his job and doesn't want to leave it. And since I don't...