C Roll 5 RN

C Roll 5 has 47 years experience as a RN and specializes in Case management, rehabilitation, newborn nursery.

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1. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

   C Roll 5 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired

   True. I retired last Oct. Initially, I would wake up with this weird feeling that I was supposed to be doing something, but not sure what. One of my retired friends is so busy! Every day is scheduled with tennis, lunches out, volunteer work, but she ...

2. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

   C Roll 5 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired

   I’ve been trying to brush up on my French from High School over 40 yrs ago. LOL. I listen while walking or running.

3. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

   C Roll 5 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired

   So, I recently retired in Oct. I’ve been an RN for 44 yrs. I didn’t think I really could retire until I met with my financial guy and found out that it would work. So far, for me, I would say that I am still adjusting. My brother told me that every d...

4. New Case Manager

   C Roll 5 replied to nurseontheway's topic in Case Management

   Yes, there are a lot of moving parts to the case manager role. Many of which you have no control over. When I started, my manager told me that it would probably take 2-3 yrs before I would feel comfortable.

5. Which Agency for Certification?

   C Roll 5 replied to BumblebeeinNC's topic in Case Management

   In my case, I ended up buying a few study guides that really didn’t help much. The best preparation was the actual CCM site. There used to be a section that sort of outlined what you need to know. Many of the questions came from there.

6. Anthem Case Manager?

   C Roll 5 replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a disease management work at home position for little less than a year. The role wasn’t right for me, but I loved my supervisor, my coworkers, and the company. Very professional. Good luck!

7. Bombed my interview

   C Roll 5 replied to RN1485's topic in Case Management

   Wow. Sorry you had that experience. I’ve worked for 2 of the big insurers. One role was as a CM, the other was disease management. Both interviews were a mix of the behavioral event type questions (tell me about a time when you disagreed with a decis...

8. Salary changed to hourly?

   C Roll 5 replied to C Roll 5's topic in Case Management

   So, just some follow up. 23 nurse coworkers furloughed for 12 weeks due to a decrease in our business. Not sure if the new hourly status helped them to zero in on how many positions they would furlough or not. Or if it’s easier to furlough hourly emp...

9. Salary changed to hourly?

   C Roll 5 posted a topic in Case Management

   I’ve had remote nursing roles for the last 6 years. Different companies, different roles, including 2 of the big insurers. I’ve always been salaried. The company that I work for now just suddenly, out of the blue, changed all of us to hourly workers...

10. CM required to work bedside/ competency

    C Roll 5 replied to Reneec's topic in Case Management

    I worked for a small hospital as both a staff nurse (mother/baby) and as a case manager. As a CM we were never used to staff clinical units. As a staff nurse in maternity, we did have to float to the other floors, however we worked as a tech, not a n...

11. Having trouble getting case management job with insurance, I need advice

    C Roll 5 replied to Liz2128's topic in Case Management

    I did have CM experience. I was working as a CM in a hospital and wanted to work from home for an insurance company. I was able to get it after only 1 yr because my manager had a CCM. Normally, you would need 2 yrs experience.

12. Having trouble getting case management job with insurance, I need advice

    C Roll 5 replied to Liz2128's topic in Case Management

    What made the difference for me was getting my CCM. Also, there was someone on this forum aways back who had a great suggestion about tailoring your resume to the job description. In other words, if they say you will be doing blah, blah, in your resu...

13. Medical Missions

    C Roll 5 replied to DFoustRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a mission trip with the Catholic diocese a few years ago in Guatemala. It was a great experience. I had to cover my airfare and pay $200 for a shared room for the week. Transport and all meals were covered. It was really stepping out of my comf...

14. Which Agency for Certification?

    C Roll 5 replied to BumblebeeinNC's topic in Case Management

    I think CCM is the most recognized at least in the hospitals and with the insurers I worked for.

15. Case management/Insurance work?

    C Roll 5 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Case Management

    What made the difference for me was getting my CCM certification. I was already working as a hospital CM. My 1st remote job was complex CM. I did that for 4 yrs. Then went to a different company and did disease mgt. Not for me. Talking for 2+ hrs on ...