It sounds like it could be a great opportunity.  But, like you said, it could be a disaster, too.

That is a tough call and in the end it will be yours. 

Doing any start-up is going to be challenging and there is opportunity to excel, but at the same time, there is usually a time sacrifice involved.  I have had my wife there to watch the children when the hours were really crazy and I lost a lot of sleep trying to spend time with them.

I can also give you my own experiance with an agency like that.  I was told that I would be paid $40-a-visit (1993).  I was paid that amount, but I had to drive about 1 hour each way, the visit lasted about 45 minutes and the paperwork took about another 20-30 minutes.  The work was very sporatic and I think that I averaged about $10/hr.  I stayed with the $20/hr job just because of the guaranteed hours.

Hate to sound negative (it is something that I always try to avoid) but you could land in some financial straits if you do not get those hours.

Again, that was MY experiance and this is YOUR call.

Sorry that I could not be more help to you.

 I also recently took a job as a VNA per diem.    $39/HR, Clts are at least 45 minutes away, as they have no clts in my area for me 'yet'.  No milage, no benefits.  I am hanging on and looking for something more stable with a stable income.   Lost my job 2 years ago and have had 2 jobs from hell, now this one. I average about 8 visits a week. Not many, gas is expensive, paperwork long and tedious, which may get better as I become more used to it, it is  Oasis stuff, but not averaging out to much of a pay in the end. Sad. Do what you have to do, I wish you the best of luck in your decison! 

See my post 9 days ago. 

Sounds just like what I did. 

Now factor in the time travel and cost of gas to make sure that you are actually volunteering for them (seriously).  Make sure you are in the black when all is said and done.

Please keep us appraised of how the job hunting goes for you.

Best of luck,

Tom