Questions Regarding Interview with National CM Company

[biz36]

I would like to ask seasoned CMs out there about the information I was given during an interview I just had for an RN Field Case Manager position. It is salary based, but CMs have to bill 8 hours/day or 40 hours/week to be considered full time. This entails maintaining a case load of 23-25 cases. The salary for new case managers with no experience ranges between $64,000-$66,000/yr. If you exceed the required monthly billable hours you get a bonus at $33/hr for professional hours and $12/hr for misc. The example I was given was for February: I would need 160 billable hours for the month and if I billed 200 hours then I would be bonused 40hrs at $33/hr. They pay federal rate for mileage; paid out monthly. Benefits are available once 30 billable hours are met. It's a work from home position and they provide everything that is needed for the "home office" like laptop, printer/scanner, cell phone, supplies. The only drawback is that the position was posted as full time and when I interviewed they said they decided to hire two part time people instead of one full time person because it is too hard to start out full time when you are creating a caseload. They said I would reach full time status within 2-3 months. I would like to ask if this information is similar to other CM positions or if the salary is way off. It's a good pay cut from what I was making before, but I really want to get into case management. I'm concerned about part time since I have to support myself and have never worked part time in my life! I'm hoping I'll be able to get to full time status sooner than later as long as I'm staying on top of everything. Any thoughts, opinions, or words of encouragement are greatly appreciated! Thank you! (Oops, I forgot to mention it is for Workman's Comp and Catastrophic Injury).

[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

Oooowwwwwwwwwww.. You came to the right forum! GrnTea, a poster, can help you when she gets a chance. She may have already answered these questions numerous times. Good luck. :)