What is the best way to be paid?

[jurico]

Which is the best method to be paid, salary, hourly or per visit?

[caliotter3]

Hourly.

[annaedRN, RN]

I am salary and 99% of the time - it works out in my favor. If you are organized and have good time management skills - if not, salary works against you.

[berube]

i have been paid all three ways and each has its pros and cons. i think alot of places are converting to the pay per visit schedule. i am currently paid per visit and have yet to be low on visits, so you can make a good pay. they make sure you make "quota" if you are full time.

[anticoagulationurse]

I am salary and it works in my favor, now. It took a long time to do so (about 6 months), whereas when I was in my learning curve I put on at least 10-15 "free" hours to the company a week. Now I gain sometimes 5 hours a week my benefit, same pay. But, as annaedRN said, it takes good time management skills and motivation.

[ItsTheDude]

hourly is the best way.

it's also the hardest to find, because employers choose the payment method that works best for them $$$, not the employees.

[AnnemRN]

hourly is the best way.

it's also the hardest to find, because employers choose the payment method that works best for them $$$, not the employees.

I agree, hourly is the best way to go. A pay per visit rate wouldn't work where I'm employed, the visits are too complicated and they're not weighted. My agency considers all visits the same- the only exception is an admission. The very time consuming recerts, resumes and even an hour long infusion is considered 1.0. This calculation does not include driving, follow up or documentation time and easily puts me into overtime. You would not get overtime pay if you're paid per visit rates.

Another thing is when I was first hired a full work day was considered 5 visits/day. It has now changed to 6 to 7. My time management skills are very good, but most days it's really impossible for me to get done on time.