Employers Advertise for CMs (but the job is clinical and not CM)

[pashasbaby]

This is prevalent in TN.

I have over 20 years of CM experience and have been seeking a FT position (I'm working as an independent Work Comp CM right now and am a CCM).

My guess is the company wants a nurse to perform 2 jobs for the price of one.

Or, they really are just ignorant of what it is that a case manager exactly does.

Home health agencies seem to be the primary "culprits".

It reminds me of the medical practices that advertise for a nurse, but are looking to hire an MA for $10/hour.

Arrrrgh....

[caliotter3]

Lack of accuracy in what they are really looking for is no different than those who list job openings that don't exist at all. Very frustrating to the applicant who really needs work and takes the time and effort to respond to the job listing.

[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

I take it you have not looked for a CM position in many years due to your surprise....? In any case, yes you are correct. In fact, as you have already figured out, Home Health Case Managers are not traditional case managers. That is the title they are given by home health agencies to describe their home health nurses who perform more than one job. The same can be said for hospice nurses being given the title "Case Manager". In fact, many of the new ones seeking a home health position or a hospice position will come here confused by our posts. So, I point them to the correct forum and wish them luck. :) I digress, if you are looking for a traditional Case Management position, you need to seek employment with an insurance company or an acute care facility or an outpatient facility (a clinic, a SNF, or a Physician group/practice). :)

[pashasbaby]

I know where to look for work, but my point was really that it can be frustrating weeding through the job boards only to find that many so-called case manager positions really aren't CM positions at all, at least in the traditional sense.

[JVLims]

Case management has grown to encompass many more position styles over the years and you may not have been aware of this having spent a lot of time in WC. I'm a CCM certified hospital CM and I have seen new case manager positions pop up across the care continuum and none of us are doing quite the same thing. I frequently attend a national case management conference and have seen this played out in the attendee mix-used to be almost all WC or acute inpatient CMs, but not so anymore with the rise of OPT and practice based CMs as well as home health CMs.