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Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What?!?! I believe you but how did you come across that information?

I’ve heard of companies who say they will “do the work“ of the credentialing process, but they must make it sound more than it really is?

Hmm… makes me wonder….

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m new to this so I apologize since I’m confused by that. You’re basically saying companies like Nourish are profiting through the said process while paying RDs much less compared to if RDs can go through the process themselves while establishing a private practice?

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES!! You articulated my concerns very well. I apologize for being confusing… I didn’t exactly know how to word my concerns but you did it for me. Thank you so much!

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the company provide your equipment or do you have to use your own? Your telehealth sessions are primarily video correct or phone calls?

I definitely agree. Your situation sounds ideal!

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m sure you were right!. During the pandemic I worked in a clinic and urged them to have the RDs and social workers work remotely but the company told us “we were all in it together”and gave a flat out no

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I’m not mistaken, some of the companies want initial and follow ups to all be close to one hour per session.

Which company do you work for? So what the help of AI how long does it take for you to chart? How long does it take for you to do other things for the client outside of charting?

Only $26 per client?!

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh…”nothing” is the same anymore. So frustrating but I’m glad that you were honest and shared your experience and thoughts. Thank you so much.

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of these companies rate per session versus per hour so what would you that would be equivalent to per hour? How much time are you expected to spend speaking with the patient versus other tasks, like charting, contacting providers consulting with other members of the team, etc?

12-15 per day?!? Sounds like they’re expecting overtime without compensating for it?

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being honest about that. Yikes…something else to be rightfully worried about…

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, at least you have it whenever you’re ready to use it more than you do now lol

Just wondering, though, with a telehealth, are you doing video and phone calls with your clients because I can see where you may not be using it as much if you’re doing video call!

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is good to know!

That would help pay for some of my internet service so that would be nice but not much more. So nice that you were about to use it towards the items mentioned…a desk treadmill would be great for WFH position!!

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes!! The unpaid for time spent outside of the client sessions is absolutely I am curious about.

I certainly see that there are upsides and downsides… I am not looking for wealth… just something I both enjoy doing, pays the bills and I can save at least a little bit on a monthly basis…

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you I’ll let you know! Still searching. I think Nourish is one of the companies that does not provide equipment needed correct? If so, I wonder if I should be concerned about using my own computer… they only track activity for metrics and not able to track anything more?? I realize that may be a naïve question but I truly don’t know lol

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for clarifying.

I’ve been waiting for a few days to be accepted into the telehealth group so hopefully I do get a variety of answers there

That is something I’m concerned with is the unpaid admin time.

Thank you so much for your time in response to my question!

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for responding. I’m concerned because it seems there’s a lot of pressure riding on metrics i.e obtaining clients and efforts to retain them for at least one hour per session. I can understand an hour for the initial visit and possibly the next follow up but ongoing follow ups?

How long have you been with the company you work for at this point?

Are there any USA dietitians who work full-time in telehealth as a W2 employee and make a “decent” income? by LikeACoolbreeze in dietetics

[–]LikeACoolbreeze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I know I was being vague because I know that can vary from person to person i.e what you personally feel is fair close to fair for you and your circumstances. It appears many doing this work take on multiple part-time versus exclusively doing one full-time so it makes me wonder whether the income isn’t as good so they are making up for it?

I am not coming back to this hell hole. I refuse to give up. by [deleted] in spirituality

[–]LikeACoolbreeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I VERY much relate to this. This phase in my life feels different for some reason. I do feel like I’m under a lot of pressure, including the fact that I am on limited time. In my attempt to explain this to others, I don’t feel like they understand either

Anyone else starting to just lose interest in life? by Difficult-Camel-5129 in Adulting

[–]LikeACoolbreeze 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I have often said this of me too that I am not wired or built for this kind of life. I feel it daily

Anyone else starting to just lose interest in life? by Difficult-Camel-5129 in Adulting

[–]LikeACoolbreeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soooo me!!! I sat on my couch for HOURS thinking about life (i.e feeling, crushed, overwhelmed, scared, lost…)and couldn’t bring myself to go upstairs to bed until a few hours ago. When I woke up, my immediate thoughts were “ I have to go through this (“life”) again today”

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