need advice on proposal

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good evening nurses

Can you guys give me some advice on how to propose an idea to a company about bringing in a company nurse?

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Can you give a bit more information? What type of industry? Are you a nurse yourself? I would be happy to discuss this in more detail with you, as it is what I do for a living.

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I'm a RN at a nursing home. It's my first nursing job. I don't hate it. it's not a bad place. my other job is at a hotel/casino (I'm a cook. can't leave the hotel because we have free insurance and the insurance at the nursing home is ***). since all this covid 19 mess is going on, hotels/casinos must take all these precautionary steps in order for them to open.

I would like to propose to the hotel to bring me in as a company nurse. however, I am a little unsure what would be my role exactly or how I would pitch them my idea.

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Well, this is interesting. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, the pitch will come naturally.

Identify all of the requirements from the state and fed that a nurse could positively affect. Identify areas of risk, or a "gap analysis" from which you see potential liability or loss. Take these items and attach a value to them. It's good to get an idea of what the charge for services would be from an outside vendor, and extrapolate that over a year to identify a cost savings by hiring a nurse.

The barrier you will have right away is medical direction. You'll need a physician signing off. An easy way to manage this is to speak with a local OCC health clinic and see if they would provide you that direction in exchange for the companies referrals. They may also charge a small fee which would be included in the cost benefit analysis you would present to the casino.

Send me a PM if you have any questions. I will tell you that the transition from long term care to OCC health may be challenging. Be ready to study and get up to speed on all the regulations.

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thank you so much for the input. I will look in to all the areas that you mentioned and I will message you. thank you so much

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