Wanting to Work from Home

Nursonegreat · Jan 1, 2007

i have a friend whos friend does this from home...i look but dont see any openings yet....my thoughts...as i have a 2 yr old...if u r on the phone/computer for 3 hrs str8 on a busy day how are u gonna watch/interact with your child? u cant tell a person on the phone to hold on cause u r changing a diaper/filling sippee/cleaning up spilled juice/kissing a booboo/playing with playdough/etc etc...and u cant tell the caller to hold on while u do all those things at all. does anyone work from home with kids under 4? how do u do it? just wondering cause there could be a position for me in the future doing home work also but i dont think it would be fair to do that to the child...and if u have more than 1 kid, whoa!

OliviaRN, LPN, RN · Jan 1, 2007

Hey well I already work part time at home...I am a LNC...and when my son turned a year old he started a day school for 3 days a week for the morning hours... and then I work after he goes to be...he goes to bed at 7pm....but I would like to do more at home...and so I thought this would be a way to do that.....

RNOB · Jul 28, 2011

What is LNC ?

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Jul 28, 2011

Legal Nurse Consultant.

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Jul 28, 2011

Another job with partial home base opportunities: WC case manager.

Sometimes up to 2 days / week.

Tenacious Me · Jul 28, 2011

I'm currently working from home as a case manager. It definitely has it's perks - saving money on gas, childcare costs, lunch, incidentals etc. The drawbacks - work is always there with you, frequent interruptions from family/friends and cabin fever.

There are some days that I'm in my pajamas all day if I get really busy. You have to be motivated, good with time management and comfortable with working independently.

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Jul 28, 2011

... The drawbacks - work is always there with you... You have to be motivated, good with time management and comfortable with working independently.

Did this for two years.

My biggest gripes were the rates paid for travel (gas reimbursement) and traffic jams. Being salaried the time wasted sitting on a jam-packed highway was my loss... if it took two and half hours to get home, there was no additional compensation.

Wouldn't go back to this line of work unless it was well remunerated, and case load and territory expanse was reasonable (45 to 60 minute travel times).