Job suggestions for nurse who likes the paperwork side of care

[Nurse Beth, MSN]

Dear Nurse Beth,

I started my career with a Bachelor's in Psychology and then went on to get my ADN in Illinois. I have worked in long term care as a MDS coordinator and am looking for other options that are not patient care direct. I enjoy more of the paperwork side. Any suggestions on jobs? I have tossed around insurance work but not sure where to start?

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Dear Likes Paperwork Side of Care,

While I'm not familiar with all the office jobs available in LTC, there are plenty of non-bedside jobs in Nursing. However, many of them require a year or two of bedside nursing as a requirement.

Liking insurance work is a good fit for the Utilization Review, Quality, or Case Management side. You can check with Aetna, or other insurance company, for example, for their qualifications.

Informatics may be another option for you if you enjoy computer work. There's also sales and Education for vendors who manufacture medical products and need hospital reps to inservice on their products.

Best Wishes,

Nurse Beth

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Other suggestions for 'desk jobs' in nursing that entail more paperwork than patient care are provided below.

1. PPS coordinator nurse

2. case management nurse

3. infection control/prevention nurse

4. employee health nurse

[RNBillieBSN]

I have had to stop "nursing" due to a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis. But I still have so much to offer to the nursing field. I've been in nursing 40+ years and have my BSN. I've done Long-Term Care, ER, ICU, Physician's Office and Home Health Care Nursing...from making visits to being the Clinical Director of a new agency...which was Medicare deficiency free the ten years I was there!! I am very proud of that.

I have had to go on disability and really want to keep that.ninjust would like to do something to subsidize that income by working part time. Any ideas, please?

[Nurse Beth, MSN]

I have had to stop "nursing" due to a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis. But I still have so much to offer to the nursing field. I've been in nursing 40+ years and have my BSN. I've done Long-Term Care, ER, ICU, Physician's Office and Home Health Care Nursing...from making visits to being the Clinical Director of a new agency...which was Medicare deficiency free the ten years I was there!! I am very proud of that.

I have had to go on disability and really want to keep that.ninjust would like to do something to subsidize that income by working part time. Any ideas, please?

With your knowledge and background of regulations, have you thought about consulting? Like you said, you have so much to offer (as do so many nurses) but as nurses we don't know how to monetize our value. Think about looking into the National Nurses Business Association (NNBA) for suggestions.

Best wishes