Members are discussing how to transition from traditional nursing roles to remote nursing positions. They are sharing advice on getting a compact license, applying to insurance companies, and gaining experience in specific areas like case management or telephone triage. Some members are also sharing their experiences with different remote nursing roles and companies, as well as discussing starting salaries and work schedules.
I need guidance/advice please! For those who have online nursing jobs can you please direct me how you started?
I am currently working as a floor nurse in a nursing home, ADN degree, for about 12 yrs. For the past couple yrs I've been back and forth on deciding how/when I should pursue remote nursing. Since this field (nursing home/SNF) is my only experience, do I need to get certain certifications to be an "online nurse"? Is there a website for online nurses we go to, that has a step-by-step process we follow?
So I thought of browsing on Indeed and that's how I saw there's a "Compact license" that you should get in order to apply for remote nursing work. I didn't know this existed. Also, what are starting online nursing jobs titles?
I see a lot of Utilization review, Clinical research navigator, or Remote telephonic discharge planner, etc. Would any of those work for me to apply?
Any info where to begin is appreciated! Thank you!
I work for AccessNurse, which is a part of TeamHealth, as an after-hours Telephone Triage RN. They have new RN classes almost every month. I started over 5 years ago. They prefer RNs with some recent experience in the ED/ICU/float pool. If this is the route you would want to go, I would suggest possibly gaining experience in the hospital before applying. Link to apply: https://accessnurse.jobs.net/jobs
Does access nurse require you to work every weekend?
Specializes in Maternal Newborn and Denials Management.
I am an ADN nurse and have 30 years' experience in various areas of nursing with most of my experience in maternal child. 2015 I was working on a mother/baby unit and had been for 10 years. I was ready for a change and saw a job in our internal audit department for a nurse auditor. As a nurse auditor I participated in process and charge audits. Insurance companies like to review patient bills for accuracy and our department was responsible for auditing all of the charges on a patient's bill and verifying they were billed correctly. We also help our customer service team investigating patient complaints about our bill. I enjoyed the work a lot. After about 4 years our audit team transitioned into a denials team and that is what I still do today. We review insurance denials of claims and try to get the denial overturned with a formal letter to the insurance company. To enjoy this type of work you need to be inquisitive, creative and love digging into medical records and insurance medical policies and know how to use Word and Excel. You also have to like sitting in front of a computer all day. I work all types of denials and had to learn things about surgery, oncology, cardiology, dialysis and much more. When I started working denials I was in an office setting. This changed with Covid and I have been remote since 2020. Working remote you have to be organized and be able to work alone. We use Teams messaging and my teammates and I routinely message each other questions and suggestions. We also can team call each other and share our screen to help explain things. Search for jobs with "appeals nurse, denials nurse, clinical appeals nurse". Also create a profile on UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Aetna websites and upload your resume.
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Does access nurse require you to work every weekend?