dria

dria

home health, peds, case management

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About dria

dria has 10 years experience and specializes in home health, peds, case management.


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  1. Job Offer: Please help!! Time sensitive

    You may consider asking if there is the option to work in the office full or part time, or exactly when you would transition home...some places may require 6 months in the office so that you have time to learn your job. And being able to listen to o...
  2. question about prereqs at JJC and MVCC

    i think she's been cheating on the residency requirement for some time now.
  3. Nurse CM Reality Check

    that sounds like a heck of a lot. it's comparing apples to oranges, but i work telephonic, and start to get a little nervous when my load exceeds 100. i guess it all boils down to the level of need for those 1800, and exactly what you are doing for ...
  4. Experience and Degree

    well, i'll be interested to see what others have to say. i was lucky enough to land the first cm job i applied for. but what i am hearing is that finding a cm job can be a challenge. most cms enjoy their job, and the turnover seems to be less than...
  5. Experience and Degree

    1. i don't think there is a definite answer, other than the more the better. 2. again, the clinical experience required depends largely on the area of cm you want to get into. obviously, if you are interested in managing cancer pts, oncology exper...
  6. as opposed to (per your other posts) being a new grad still on orientation?? i understand that you are (rightfully) proud of yourself for finishing school and passing your boards, but that doesn't instantly make your opinion and judgement better ...
  7. Generic nursing license out-of-date?

    thanks for a very thought-provoking post. i get where you are coming from, but i can say (in my case at least) that the flexibility to switch to different areas of specialty is one of the factors that drew me to nursing in the first place (whoops, j...
  8. Case Management Jobs from Home

    the insurer i work for has a program specific to congenital heart disease. it's a blend of interaction with the patient (well, parents) and utilization review. there is the option of working from home. feel free to pm me for details. i don't reall...
  9. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    actually, i was being a little tongue in cheek. sorry that didn't come through. would carrying a gun with me make me feel more safe? no. do i feel less safe because my state does not allow concealed weapons no. we live in dangerous times....tha...
  10. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    if were as easy as ban guns, reduce crime, i'd be all for it (well, probably not, but i'd be less against it.) unfortunately, it's not that simple. to date there are no studies that indicate that gun bans reduce violent crimes, nor any studies that r...
  11. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    only if i was part of that 95%....
  12. CCM EXam, Questions and Tips

    the ccm requires case management experience in order to be eligible.
  13. My school's grading policy SUCKS!!!!

  14. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    aren't they?
  15. New CM needs help!

    so you have just been walking thru existing cases? are you not listening to live calls? how can you be expected to open a new case when you have not seen it done?? as a new cm, it's likely that all you will be doing for a little while is opening n...