r/nursing • u/No_Wheel_6096 • Oct 09 '24

Nursing Hacks Home Health RN pay

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I’ve been a nurse for 8 years and have always worked in the hospital setting (travel nursing for the last 4 years).

Looking to transition to a nursing job outside the hospital and have been looking a lot into home health, clinic jobs, etc.

I got a job offer with a home health company and I’m wondering how these pay-rates (pay per visit) compare to others in the same area (Orange County, California)?

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u/fishonthemoon Jan 26 '25

I wish someone had told me what a con being salary in home health is. I used to do per diem…idk why I didn’t stick with that. 😂

I literally feel like I have no life and am working 24/7. I don’t think I have gone to bed before 2 am a single night the past week and a half between getting home late because I was stuck in traffic for an hour + , trying to call everyone for the next day, and finishing my charting there is no room for anything else. I don’t think I’d care as much if my pay reflected all of the work I am doing, but unfortunately, it does not. I get paid the same whether I am able to complete everything in four hours or if it takes me all night. 😭

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

Sis, it’s time to get another job. As bad as inpatient bedside is… I’d rather deal with 3 12s of absolute mayhem. Cuz when u clock out you’re done! Docs are there, u have support staff. Even the worst day bedside at a level 1 trauma center trumps the never ending overload that is Home Health (Visiting Nursing). Oasis and the charting and how incredibly uneducated people are about their health has killed the field.

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u/fishonthemoon Jan 28 '25

Oh believe me, I am looking! 😂

Just worked an entire week in a row with no breaks and I am ready to tap out. It’s ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

If you can afford to quit I’d say do so, take a couple weeks and apply for something else and take a mental health break. When I left home care I legit took a month off work and slept, bummed around, enjoyed my life. It’s so needed. Or start applying now to new jobs and then once you get a couple nibbles out in your intent to quit. One good thing about nursing is no shortage of jobs.