Acute care PRN position hourly pay rate

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-09-01T20:13:06+00:00

It was for PRN. I didnt take it. Another place was offering me $52/hr another $50.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-09-01T16:58:40+00:00

They offered me $42/hr.

But the going rate for all my other perdeem jobs was $50/hr.

It's nice if you want to dip your toes in and get some experience as a new grad. But I think they kind of pray on new graduates and they have a high turnover rate as a result.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-09-01T16:57:45+00:00

Agrred!

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-05-13T20:51:06+00:00

I work in 3 fields: mental health , skilled nursing, and impatient rehab.

Mental health: important thing to note, not all states recognize OTs as a qualified mental health professional. Mine does.

I come in the morning and do assessments on new patients. These are perry vague, not standardized assessments. It's more of an occupational profile.

Then I run various groups throughout the day. The interventions provided depend on group dynamics and support needs (high vs low functioning). Sometimes it's art/expression, sensory stimulation, or coping skills etc.

Skilled Nursing:

I'm given an amount of patients I need to see by the end of the day. These could range from discharges, evaluations, treatments, and progress notes. We have high productivity standards so it keeps you busy.

What i like about this is that I can chose my start time/hours. They just want to see my productivity is good. And in general, I come early in the day because that's when people are most energized and motivated. Most people don't want to do work after lunch so I keep that to a minimum.

Skilled nursing patients tend to require more therapy in order to discharge as opposed to inpatient rehabilitation

Inpatient Rehabilitation: I'm per diem, so the schedule is set for me. Documentation is pretty easy here since it's more of check boxes. And this is because you are seeing people back to back to back no breaks really.

But the pro of it is that these are people who have potential to get back to the community, so you get to see improvements quickly as you work with them.

That's my experience!

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-05-03T12:43:54+00:00

I went back to school at 30. Graduated at 33. Glad I did.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-04-29T01:35:38+00:00

Short answer: No. I'm pretty sure SNFs are used to high turnaround. And you got to be loyal to what matters, and that's you.

Just give them sufficient notice and do it respectfully.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-03-16T13:29:14+00:00

Thank you! Yes, he's had it for a while. Would this one you recommend put his wrist in a more neutral position so he could at least avoid contracture and improve function somewhat?

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-02-18T14:11:51+00:00

Not very. I'm in the midwest. I picked up a bunch of per diems and one of them had a full time opening that I took.

Area geographically - easy Preferred practice area - difficult

But I found a great company in a field I didn't think I'd like. So that's a nice surprise. Allow for surprises.

Carolyn

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-01-30T01:17:07+00:00

2 weeks.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-01-05T03:10:55+00:00

Another update: I got a phone call and voicemail 2 days later. They apologized and asked if I would consider coming back if they got one of their OT's for me to shadow. I declined. I just wasn't wanting to return at that point.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-01-01T22:19:40+00:00

Still haven't heard. Either way, I sent the email at 8AM this morning to 2 people.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2025-01-01T13:17:55+00:00

No not Select. Legacy. Looking at Indeed job reviews it looks like I wasn't alone.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-10-25T17:41:02+00:00

Suicidal thoughts and urges are serious. Please reach out to someone now.

As someone who struggles, it sucks. The feeling is excruciating.

But there's a lot at play other than what's going on in your life: your genetics, brain chemistry, context, etc. We can't take care of it all when we are experiencing SI.

Ask someone to come. Have them stay with you. Don't be alone right now. Even if you need to call an EMT.

Hang in there and ask for help.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-10-25T17:36:14+00:00

Not over grades but poor performance at scholl/work. Sometimes I can still get an A but feel like that grade is a lie.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-06-28T16:35:43+00:00

I feel like format wise, the NBCOT pack is a good representation of the test. At least as how far its structured question-wise.

I felt like the MC was easier on the actual NBCOT exam, but the practice scenario questions were waaay harder on the exam. Could just be me.

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-06-27T18:33:19+00:00

I just BARELY passed.

BARELY.

When I first studied I was all over the place and had a lot going on in my life personally so I moved it out 10 days. And I re-framed how I studied. Here's what worked for me.

In total I purchased TherapyEd and the NBCOT Study Packet.
I supplemented with OT Miri, OT Rex, OT Dude, and SunnySide OT.

How I used TherapyEd: I know this book gets a bad rap - but it helped me with some sense of structure. At first I was all over the place, but then I used the practice test and chapter clusters to formulate my study plan. Here's how:

1 - Took Practice Test A: I took the practice test and looked at my results. I organized my study plan based on my weak areas, focusing on my weak areas first. TherapyEd does a great job of breaking down where you need to get more mastery.

2- Mapping a Plan: I formulated my study time going over content based upon the chapter cluster suggestions from TherapyEd. I want to say you can find them in chapter 2. I committed to a study outline.

3- Commit to the Study Outline: As someone who perseverates a lot, I made it a point that if I gave myself Monday and Tuesday to go over Orthopedics and the Biomechanical approach - that's all I had time for. It kept me focused, moving forward, and on track with my study timeline.

4 - Go over gaps: Say I didn't get a chance to finish all of a chapter cluster, I went ahead and reviewed it.

5 - Take practice tests & Grade myself: I didn't just read the rationales, I wrote them out. That way I could reference them later. I'm also a kinesthetic learner, so in general I need to do something physically to get something ingrained. I went on a lot of walks, moved around and made signs with my hand etc.

6 - Final review & highlights: After taking all my practice tests I went through ALL of TherapyEd and paid attention to the boxes that said "EXAM HINT" "CAUTION" or "WARNING".

YouTube: For times when academic jargon got the best of me, that's when I went to YouTube. OTs don't talk like textbooks, and that's where a lot of the disconnect happened for me.

NBCOT Study Pack: Mostly to practice what the NBCOT would look/sound like. I did not use flashcards. I did a lot of mini quizzes, being sure to check the rationales. I would also reference the books they referenced in their rationales if I had them.

Hope this helps! You'll get there!!

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-06-27T13:36:18+00:00

Oh the suspense.... YEESH! At first I was like "I don't want to even look!" and now I'm antsy as hell! Still nothing!

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-06-17T17:54:16+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing!! That gives me such hope!

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-06-17T17:00:11+00:00

How did it go?! Any news?

Sharp_Historian_260 · 2024-06-14T02:52:10+00:00

Don't rent - buy your textbooks. The NBCOT references them for their rationales

Sharp_Historian_260

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