LPN as Case Manager?

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Hello,

Just wondering if you can be a case manager if you are an LPN? Some friends say they know people who are doing it it NJ, but I can't believe everything I hear. Any input? Thanks in advance

Specializes in PTCA, EPS, TEE, Ablations, AICD, CABG.
hello,

just wondering...how much do the lpn's make at your hospital? are you way south like miami? i know the pay is probably less than here but so is the cost of living right? i know, everything is so expensive now it's so hard to judge. just wondering because i will be looking to move somewhere sunny and warm. thanks in advance.:onbch:

i think around $21 to $22 an hour (can't remember where i got that info from though)....but i have seen more agency lpns working on the floor not too many staff lpn's there. i am sure with an agency the salary is more than that. i work 70 miles north of miami, about 10 minutes from west palm beach. the cost of living is expensive here also, but property taxes are a little lower. and i love the quality of life down here!

i'm from essex county, nj btw!:wink2:

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I am an LPN Case Manager here in British Columbia Canada. I perform all the same duties as an RN would. I visit clients to do a Long Term Care assessment, I care plan and provide education and offer services in the community to help support them at home. I interact with the doctors, i deal with medications, and collaborative meetings. LPN's are prefectly capable to perform this position as we have all the necessary education and knowledge. My boss is actually interested in only hiring LPN's as case Managers from now on.

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Specializes in Med surg, LTC, Administration.

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I am an LPN Case Manager here in British Columbia Canada. I perform all the same duties as an RN would. I visit clients to do a Long Term Care assessment, I care plan and provide education and offer services in the community to help support them at home. I interact with the doctors, i deal with medications, and collaborative meetings. LPN's are prefectly capable to perform this position as we have all the necessary education and knowledge. My boss is actually interested in only hiring LPN's as case Managers from now on.

Kudos! One question, are you compensated for your duties or status? I am only asking to see if your boss thinks, because you are a jewel, then all LPN's must be jewels too, but, cheap labor. I don't mean any disrespect, I am too a LPN and I am compensated as well or better, than some RN's. They pay me for the money I pull in. And although they like me, they would prefer to hire RN's. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time and good at assessment. Otherwise, they would have hired a RN.

I work in the Boston area where education is "important". They place a high premium on education and most are compensated for it. But, folks who are smart and work hard, rise to the top regardless of status. Many with years of education, are just not good nurses. Many with limited education, but extensive clinical experience as in LPN, are smartest of all. Gifted LPN's are worth their weight in gold. They tend to be overachievers, for always trying to prove themselves, and become masters in their field. More common sense should be used, for why is it hard to believe, an LPN would become proficient after many years?.... Even though I have over 20 years experience, including 10 in Boston's major teaching hospitals, I also have a BS in science with a few semesters shy of masters and soon JD, which is more on par with a NP, than a BSN....I get comments by RN's all the time, that it simply is not fair, i work an "RN job". Pitiful, but true. Thankfully management, looks at my body of work and turns a deaf ear. If they had their way, I would be still at the bedside taking orders from them. How do the RN's treat and or respond to you? Peace!

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Hello, I'm an LPN and I got hired to be a case manager in an insurance company, anything is possible, just be positive. Funny story I got this job because I applied in careerbuilder by mistake, meaning I had not noticed the requirement was a two year degree and experience..which I did not have, I was fresh out of LPN program. So they call me and interview me and I got the job...anything is possible if you just go out there and apply everywhere...you never know what can happen :)

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Hi:

I am an LPN in NY and worked for 3 1/2 years as a nurse case manager for a private med case management co. There is also certification in case management for LPNs as well. Although the market preference is that you have an BSN, there are still companies that will take your experience above your nursing status. The company I worked for provided case management for injured workers/WC. Hope this helps answer your question.

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