URnurse1988

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1. Utilization review nurses

   URnurse1988 replied to URnurse1988's topic in Case Management

   No, I have never heard of Unival.

2. Utilization review nurses

   URnurse1988 replied to URnurse1988's topic in Case Management

   Hey, You would probably be good working for an insurance company with your many years of varied experience. There are different jobs you can do working for an insurance company i.e. medical necessity reviews, pre-certification of hospitalizations, c...

3. Should I get into the business or not?

   URnurse1988 replied to Knitnut05's topic in Case Management

   The ideal candidate would have a varied background of UR, CM, acute care and home health. They will probably take someone with several years of med-surg background. I know of one nurse who got a CM position right out of nursing school but that is ext...

4. Should I get into the business or not?

   URnurse1988 replied to Knitnut05's topic in Case Management

   I am a UR nurse for an insurance company. I speak to hospital case managers all the time on the phone and I have worked with nurses who were case managers in the hospital. Being a hospital case manager usually involves discharge planning, arranging ...

5. Utilization review nurses

   URnurse1988 posted a topic in Case Management

   Any UR nurses out there that work for an insurance company or TPA?:)

6. I'm thinking about Quitting!! HELP!!

   URnurse1988 replied to NURSEFLA's topic in General Nursing

   Strange manager to call you on her cell phone rather than discuss this issue with you in person. If it were me, before I quit, I would make sure that the DON knew that I was so upset over this issue that I was thinking of resigning.

7. want to cry all the time.... can i make it in this profession?

   URnurse1988 replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Career Support

   I left hospital nursing for the very same reasons that you state. I think you should definitely look into home health nursing where you only have one patient to concentrate on at a time. Are you getting treatment for your anxiety disorder? Sounds li...