To Odyssey or not to Odyssey, that is the question.

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I am leaving my current employer as soon as a viable offer presents. I am loving my clinical world, but I hate the unethical internals that I witness bordering-on illegal. I found out that our program does not offer higher salary for BSN, or certification in CHPNA. Shocking, and enough totally to vacate.. and sooner the better.

I was presented today with an amazing sounding job offer. A nicer salary, benefits better, area better.. all sounds good. My current agency assigned me 18 patients solo as a Case Manager. I feel I might as well get paid better if I am carrying this census..

The offer came from Odyssey. I know I have heard bad stuff about past lawsuits, but this also has happened with every major nationwide hospice including Vitas and others.

I am asking for input :nurse::nurse::nurse::nurse::nurse::nurse::nurse::nurse::nurse: as a whole. I do love the idea of Continuous Care, ( something my program does not use.. and will not provide despite having over 150+ patients ) huge resources, tuition reimbursement and opportunity to grow.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice, Home Health.

odyssey was bought out by gentiva. you will be working under gentiva (healthfield). I've been with them 2+ yrs as weekend on call nurse. i like it

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I am soo glad to hear you like them! It's almost a too good sounding to be true environment! I am thankful they made an offer to me.. now on for the drug screen. :) :coollook:

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Specializes in Hospice, Case Mgt., RN Consultant, ICU.

So Gentiva bought Odyssey! I didn't know. I was wondering why Gentiva was advertising for VistaCare when there is no longer any VistaCare in this area. Hopefully Gentiva will have better HR practices than Odyssey.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice, Home Health.

i know gentiva spent $1billion to acquire odyssey and vistacare. I know that corporate said we improved odyssey and vistacares' benefits. we get 160hr vacation/yr, that is nice, and once you have 5yrs plus, it goes to 200 hr vacation/yr

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Specializes in Hospice.
i know gentiva spent $1billion to acquire odyssey and vistacare. I know that corporate said we improved odyssey and vistacares' benefits. we get 160hr vacation/yr, that is nice, and once you have 5yrs plus, it goes to 200 hr vacation/yr

Vista Care used to start out at 6 weeks PTO...nothing to sneeze at.

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Iam very excited to start here thats for sure.

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