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Does anyone know about Aspen University RN-BSN? I know it consists of 10 courses, and it is on an 8 week rotation. Once you complete the program you have to take a Procter Exam which the testing site gives you 4 hours to complete; it is Pass/Fail. Has anyone enroll in this program, and taken the Procter Exam? Thx

Your resume might need to be updated. Your cover letter should summarize your job experience, and reflect what skills as electronic doc., apps, software etc. I live in Ca, and there are many RN positions. Everytime I have submitted my resume, I get a response within a days or weeks for an interview. When you do get an interview, research the company thoroughly, and be prepared to wow the interviewers. I personally have done this, and I have always landed an offer. They really want to see you have done your homework. There is a great demand in Case Management. Good luck on your job quest.

Yes, she has no healthcare degree. She decided to do this because her mother was in hospice and saw an opportunity to make a profit. She has no business plan, but she already purchase the hospice agency for $500,000. Of course, she wants this to be running ASAP because she's loosing money. She has been interviewing physicians for the role of Medical Director, but can decide who to choose and she has no other staff. I left the last agency because the administrator running is a non healthcare individual with a Science degree who loved to tell the RNs/LVNs how to do their job, because all she cared was the budget. I appreciate everyones comments.

I agree, she wants me to run the agency and be a staff RN at the same time. Indeed, she doesn't have no hospice experience she said it herself.

I agree, I don't think she'll find anyone to take on the task. I will not considered it anymore. My sister in law stopped me midway through the job description. She said this person is insane, this job is not for you. Moving on! Thank you, for your replied.

Thank you so much for your info. I spoke to her again, and she told me to send her a rate proposal. She will review it and then decide. I have never written a proposal before, I research it, wrote it and send it to her. She not only wants me to do pt. care, but everything I stated in my post. In addition, she wants me to help her hire the staff, to act as an adviser to the other sites that are located in other counties when issues arise. She said she wants me to be in charge of everyone and everything, and keeps on adding things to the list (which keeps growing). She lives in Palos Verdes (L.A.) and I'm in Riverside County, so she won't be out here and physical office is nonexistent. And she won't be hiring a DON. She assume that with electronic documentation, the amount of time spent in an admission, pt. care, or anything that my arise should not take no more than an hour. I've worked in this field for 3yrs. and there is always something unexpected that happens. And yes, the turn over rate is high. Well, I'll wait and see what her response will be. In the meantime I have another interview coming up. Maybe is time to switch fields.

This is my first time actually posting a question, but I've follow the threads before. I've been an RN for 14 yrs. and I've done Acute Care, Blood Bank Supervisor, Hospice Case Management & Hospice Admission RN. Recently, I was contacted by the owner of new Hospice Agency. She is starting out in different counties of S. Ca. to establish her business. When she asked what was my hourly rate in my past position, she implied it might be to high for doing hospice admissions (37.00/hr+mileage). She wants to hire one RN to do admissions and case management (15 caseload) on their own, with no other license nurse to help handle everything hospice: scheduling of staff (CHHA, MSW,Chaplain) ordering and receiving supplies, in charge of med. coordination & DME, Death, GIP, Respite, leading IDT meetings, coordinating with Medical Director, supervising staff, and all other things that come along with hospice. My response was that she requires more license nurses, since one nurse can't cover a whole county. You can't expect one RN to do admissions/case mgt. and everything in between plus drive from one extreme of the county to the other. What are you going to do if you have a crises, an admission, and a death at the same time? She admitted that she has no experience in hospice, that she just purchased this agency, and that she is on a budget. She's been contacting me over the past week and I didn't respond, but finally I spoke to her today. She send me an e-mail with her plan for this county and she is offering me a contract rather than part/full time. This is what was sent: #1 Contracting status: Pay per admissions Pay per RN supervisory visits Pay per case on managing ptnt care and coordinate with staffing. Pay on call pick up and deploying. #2 Full time But see, we don't have patients yet to compensate for full time. ======= Currently , this will be the set-up for the Inland area: RN to do admissions LVN to follow RN to do the bi monthly supervisory . CHHA MSW Chaplain RN to do case mgmt RN to do IDT meetings After I review it, she said we will discuss the rate which will be per visit not per/hr. My question is how much should an RN get (or charged) being under contract? Obviously, this will be under the #1 plan. I'm sorry that I just went on to long with this. I just have to respond by tomorrow. I've always worked hourly never by contract. Thanks Everyone