I don't mean to be rude in asking how much you make, but I am curious. I am a nursing student finishing with my ASN next June. My cousin is an LPN and works for about 2-3 home health agencies and she loves it. They LOVE her. She already told me that I have a job lined up with her and that shes already told them about me and I'm pretty much set. She works ALOT. She averages about 8-10 patients a day and brings home BANK! And, she's an LPN. So as an RN, I know I will probably make more, I assume. She gets paid per visit and I remember her telling me depending what type of patient, it ranges from $18-$30 for a visit. She brings home average $1500 a week. Now, she literally works every day. On weekends she will see about 3 patients but it doesn't bother her. I want to know, what I am looking at as an RN (next year) roughly how much home health nurses take home. If you can include your area (city and state), if you get paid per visit or on salary.. that would really help. Thank you!!!!!!
WOW, you have a lot of time on your hands to do the calculations. Again, it is on average. Some days are busier than others. Either way, you didn't answer my initial question anyway....
I was hired as a new grad. They trained me for 2 months with an RN and now I work with an LPN everyday. The first few weeks- months on my own were hell. But I think if you know when you're in over your head and talk to your clinical managers often you'll be fine. They've put me on the high- risk of rehospitalization team and certified me to give chemotherapy so my agency must have some faith in me even though I'm a new grad. I think it can be done.
My pay sucked at first but right now I'm at 32$ per visit 64$ for an admission,it's much less than what the other nurses with experience make. I do between 32-34 visits per week and work 5-6 days per week.
I'm not sure what others are talking about when they say home health requires assessment skills , etc that aren't covered in nursing school or clinicals. of course good assessments skills are required, just as it is in all areas of nursing. .....report abnormals according to given parameters, but home health patients should be fairly stable... its not icu.
however, a very thorough medication review is necessary, always look at the bottles and ask them to show you exactly how they take meds. that may seem a bit exhaustive, but quite often there is a big difference in what they say they take and what they actually take. such as "i take my blood pressure pills twice a day".....but when you ask them to show you the bottle, its a diabetic med, or something else. I had a patient tell me that he wanted a new sleeping pill b/c the old one was no longer working. ... he had actually been taking flomax. a lot of reading between the lines is needed with most patients.
and if you don't do anything else, get a gps. life is so much easier with one of those.
I'm not sure what others are talking about when they say home health requires assessment skills , etc that aren't covered in nursing school or clinicals. of course good assessments skills are required, just as it is in all areas of nursing. .....report abnormals according to given parameters, but home health patients should be fairly stable... its not icu.
however, a very thorough medication review is necessary, always look at the bottles and ask them to show you exactly how they take meds. that may seem a bit exhaustive, but quite often there is a big difference in what they say they take and what they actually take. such as "i take my blood pressure pills twice a day".....but when you ask them to show you the bottle, its a diabetic med, or something else. I had a patient tell me that he wanted a new sleeping pill b/c the old one was no longer working. ... he had actually been taking flomax. a lot of reading between the lines is needed with most patients.
and if you don't do anything else, get a gps. life is so much easier with one of those.
For sure a GPS! Wow, you gotta be sharp and on your toes with this career. Thanks for your input! How many patients are you seeing daily?
For sure a GPS! Wow, you gotta be sharp and on your toes with this career. Thanks for your input! How many patients are you seeing daily?
That amount has varied over the years. when I first started, patients were seen more frequently, which made things much easier, I would see approx 6-7 revisits /day. now that frequencies are very conservative, there is so much to be packed into each visit, which extends time spent with each one.....so. i don't really care to see more than 4 or 5 re-visits per day. i also have to push myself to be less personal and chatty so that im able to get the job done and still have enough time left in the day to keep myself sane.
hourly rate approx $25 hour / or 25 per revisit/ 60 recert/ post hosp 75 admit 5 extra for aide supervisions or blood draws with lab drop off
I am an LPN in Florida. I see on average 45-50 patients a week. My weekly paycheck is 980-1000 for weeks I have the weekend off and 1300 for weeks I work all 7 days.
I am an LPN in Florida. I see on average 45-50 patients a week. My weekly paycheck is 980-1000 for weeks I have the weekend off and 1300 for weeks I work all 7 days.
I have what is essentially a Baylor home health position (weekends only). I get paid $762 for my first 12.5 units, and then I get $41/unit for each additional unit I pick up (admissions are 2.5 units on the weekends, revisits are 1 unit, etc). I only work about 20 hours per week and I bring home a little over a thousand a week (mind you, I don't have benefits or anything taken out). This is in NJ.
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WOW, you have a lot of time on your hands to do the calculations. Again, it is on average. Some days are busier than others. Either way, you didn't answer my initial question anyway....