Collabera Staffing RN Remote CM BCBS MI

[juschillin, MSN, RN, NP]

Hello everyone,<br><br>I received a call from a company called Collabera, an IT staffing company, wanting me to apply for a job (via Collabera) to work for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as a work from home case manager. I had to submit my resume and take a 40 question online computer skills test (from a company called "Prove It!"). <br><br>The Collabera person had a strong accent (outsourced job from somewhere in Asia probably) and I had a hard time understanding him, but after much repeating I was able to understand that they provide a laptop and pay my Internet bill; it's a 12 month contract position; no benefits; possibility of continuing on past the 12 months (not sure if that was perm or contract but think it was former); all remote (he didn't mention anything about phone calls with clients/customers/patients). I had to email back to him with a few answers to questions such as "am I able to work in the US", "do I need job accomodations". He seemed to want to know for sure that I could give 2 weeks notice sometime in Jan 2014 and start in Feb 2014 and I said yes I could. The pay we agreed on was about 30.00/hr. He said I'd be guaranteed 40 hours a week (I specifically asked this b/c I've seen on Allnurses where some places say you'll get 40 but then it doesn't pan out). <br><br>Oh, and also I'm supposed to do a video/remote interview in January, after which I guess they/I will decide on the job. <br><br>My current job is basically case management and I'm on the road all the time and am putting hundreds of miles on my car every week. It's not a pleasant job. I've wanted to work from home doing exactly this type of thing for some time so am obviously very interested. I do have half decent benefits at my current job and lots of flexibilty (basically I do home health). <br><br>This pretty much fell into my lap and therefore I wonder if it's even legitmate because it sounds too good to be true. <br><br>I googled Collabera and they seem to be legit, and while I can't find a job that sounds exactly like this one via google search, there are lots of BCBS jobs for CM RNs in Michigan. <br><br>What do you guys/gals think? Does this sound legit? I haven't done this type of work (remote case management) before and don't really know what questions to ask at the interview. <br><br>If anyone knows anything about Collabera or any of what I've mentioned, please let me know. I need feedback. <br><br>Thanks so much, and Happy New Year!<br><br>--jc<br><br>

[juschillin, MSN, RN, NP]

Very annoying that my post ended up like this. If an admin person can make correction please do so. Sorry.