Please tell me about your role as nurse auditor

Specialties Quality Improvement

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Hi. I posted something similar in another forum. I'm an experienced acute care RN with 12+ years experience in various depts. who is burned out on bedside nursing. I am curious about what RN auditors do. How tedious is it? Is it interesting? I am nervous about leaving "the bedside," but also very ready for a big change. What kinds of questions would you ask at an interview about such a position? Is the pay similar or much less than floor nursing? Thank you.

I have been off the floor since 2000. I went into managed care and have done a variety of roles. I think my favorite was working as a Quality Specialist and HEDIS medical record specialist. I recently changed and am using all of my knowledge as a clinical auditor for a large hospital system. It is good to have a strong clinical background but the coding background really helps!!

There is a fairly new role for Clinical Documentation Specialist. I saw today an opening for Nurse Hospitalist.....

The pay not equate to floor nursing especially if you do OT or shift work.

I hope this helpful. Good luck!

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