How do I get into remote nursing jobs?

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · Mar 15

Apply to insurance companies. Utilization review / utilization management would work for you. Find a local job , you will need 3 months of training, then you can go remote. Also research disease management.

jadedRN04 · Mar 15

If you live in a compact state you should start with getting a compact license. I believe most work from home nurse positions require at least some current acute care experience but probably not all. I started out doing telephone triage from home. We were required to have a certain amount of ICU,ER, or Case Management experience. If you are wanting to work regular hours M-F then the jobs you mentioned would probably be more in line with what you want. If you are needing non-weekday hours then telephone triage or remote patient monitoring might be a better fit.

I left telephone triage due to the stress of constant back to back calls and ever changing metrics. I now do remote patient monitoring and I LOVE it. The pay is terrible but the stress is minimal. I have found all of my WFH jobs on Indeed.

Also, try going directly to the insurance company sites like Cigna, Humana, etc. and apply.

Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN · Mar 16

I'm a current case management nurse, and transitioned into that role after only 3 years of floor experience. Granted I had acute care but I'm don't think that is a necessity. They might prefer BSNs although I have worked with ASN case managers too

Would echo the advise to look at insurance companies. Currently I'm doing workers compensation insurance, but I would do private insurance or Medicare first, workers comp is kinda intense and specialized

I started in Medicaid, that might be a good place for someone new to start although the caseloads tend to be high

I didn't have a compact license when I started and still don't. I began with my IL license, then another employer asked me to get an MI one which I did. My current one also had me apply for MA and CT licenses too

momma0f3 · Mar 16

Joe NightingMale said:

I'm a current case management nurse, and transitioned into that role after only 3 years of floor experience. Granted I had acute care but I'm don't think that is a necessity. They might prefer BSNs although I have worked with ASN case managers too

Would echo the advise to look at insurance companies. Currently I'm doing workers compensation insurance, but I would do private insurance or Medicare first, workers comp is kinda intense and specialized

I started in Medicaid, that might be a good place for someone new to start although the caseloads tend to be high

I didn't have a compact license when I started and still don't. I began with my IL license, then another employer asked me to get an MI one which I did. My current one also had me apply for MA and CT licenses too

Oh I didn't even look into that they might require BSN.

feelix, RN · Mar 21

I have an advanced degree and tons of experience, and have been applying to case management and insurance jobs for years with no luck.

ponderingDNP · Mar 21

feelix said:

I have an advanced degree and tons of experience, and have been applying to case management and insurance jobs for years with no luck.

Same here.

Hoosier_RN, MSN · Mar 21

feelix said:

I have an advanced degree and tons of experience, and have been applying to case management and insurance jobs for years with no luck.

Same

NurseAndrea, MSN, RN · Apr 6

I got started by researching the potential roles and then narrowing it down to 1-2 to focus on applying. I picked out the common transferable skills those roles were usually seeking to tailor my resume for those specific types of roles. Then, I used an ATS scanner to help me easily optimize my resume with keywords from the job description (this does not mean keyword stuff - I organically worked these keywords/phrases into the job description that were relevant to my experience). I applied to jobs that were posted recently (less than 5 days old) to maximize my chances of getting my resume in front of a recruiter. There are a lot of strategies that go into the job application process for remote nurse and biotech nursing jobs...they are drastically different from applying to bedside nursing jobs!