I recently went to an interview with a home health company for a case management position. They said in the job description that they would provide "extensive training". Sounds good to me since I don't have experience as a case manager and I'm eager to learn. During the interview they kept asking me what I know about home health. I told them that from what I understand it is temporary care for people who were discharged from Acute care but still need skilled care before they can be independent. And they kept asking and I couldn't get them to clarify what it is they want to know. They know I don't have home health experience. So I don't know what it is they keep asking me.
So they made me an offer and I accepted. Today I went to orientation and it dawned on me that I'm not a case manager. I'm a home health nurse. And that's okay. I'm open to learning a new specialty and I actually think I might like it okay. But I really am interested in going into case management at some point. So my question is will I learn case management skills in this role? I listened to them talk about how our role is coordinating care with other providers and that sounds like case management. But I will also be doing nursing care, like straight caths and wound care. So did they lure me in by saying I'm a case manager only to make me a home health nurse?