Salary for home healthcare nursing

[NJRN33]

Ok so today I interviewed with a home healthcare agency here in NJ and I got hired as RN and I have my BSN as well. I'm a new grad but I also have another RN job as a psych nurse in a major hospital. The pay for PSA home healthcare agency RNs apparently is $22/hr for new grads. I just feel this is way to low for a RN here in NJ because in my other job I make almost twice as much. My question is this: how do I bring the salary subject to them? Am I being taken advantage of? I didn't become a RN for the money but I need money to survive and pay the bills. From reading the other posts it seems like LPNs start at 20-25/hr. please give me feedback. If you were on my shoes would you take the job? Thank you for all your comments and support

[Suninmyheart]

I make $65 per routine visit, $110 for an admission and $50 an hour for misc. I live in San Diego.

[jordan7526]

I work in OC (CA) and Rn's at my work make around what "suninmyhearts" Do, 57 for a regular (non oasis) and 90-135 for a SOC. Pay is a set rate so no changes for experience so basically those with 1 yr / 10 yr exp. make the same.

To the OP, It all depends on the type of company you are applying for, I would suggest contacting medical groups and asking them which HH companies they use, act like a future patient. Once you obtain the names for the top companies, go apply there. Pay will be higher and the company will usually have a good focus on patient care. Good luck

[Ard123]

homehealthWCN said:

I've been an RN, BSN in SC for over 10 years working for the same hospital. I've been doing home health for over 7 of those years. I'm paid salary at $26.50/hour & have not had a raise in 4 years due to the hospital's financial struggle. How does this compare? Should I be making more?

I think you definitely should ask for a raise. Below is a response that I posted on another thread. I hope it gives you some insight. "geography is very important. I work in california.

Although an np degree can help, I do not have one. In fact I only have an adn, and one hell of a union.

I work in the home health department of my org, have 4 years of experience, and work 40/week (typically). I make a base hourly wage of 67/hr plus a 2500 bonus, which translates to 140,000/year. This is roughly 11,600/month before taxes, and with my exemptions, my take home is roughly 8000 a month. I have full health insurance, dental, and vision and 2 weeks paid ce time. In addition, I've taken advantage of the awesome OT diffrentials available through our union contact. One example: work past 7 days, and I get a 1.5 differential on my base pay (about 104/hr) for every day after 7 days worked straight. I recently worked 31 days straight and made about 24,000 this month. Yes, It is a bit a stretch, however, my Shift is only 830-5pm, so the regular schedule wasn't too bad. I plan to get a total of 16weeks of similar premium pay (12 more weeks to go), which would put my yearly income at 200,000. (Over a year, that averages 45hrs of work a week) I could keep going for the rest of the year to take advantage of the union differential, and make up to 300,000, but I don't feel like working 56/hrs week. Although I live in an area with a high cost of living, i live frugally: rent is only 500/month, utilities 60/month, and I only spend about 500/month on food and some entertainment. The rest of what I make I mostly save and invest. I'm 29, I'm not making much on my investments yet, but I am getting better at investing and am hopeful that my investment income will one day surpass my work income. It is possible. My take away: income is based moderately on your degree, a lot on geography, a little luck and plenty of blessings, and a lot of discipline and drive."