Opportunites for RN's in the private sector

[mummer43, BSN, RN]

I am just curious what types of jobs are available for nurses who wold like to enter the corporate aspect of medicine. I have heard that some nurses have made the transition to pharm. sales, but what else is out there?

Thanks!

[falcon]

I also have the same question. I've been doing L&D/Nsy for 20yrs and so very much need a change. The hard part when you've been in the hosp. so long is giving up the seniority and pay/benefits. It's almost worth it though. I have friends who work at Dr's offices and two that work for a plastic surgeon. All of them love their jobs. I've thought about this, but also wonder what else is out there.

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

had a friend who worked for hill-rom doing several things over the years. she went to facilities that had purchased their beds to help inservice the staffs on how the new beds worked. she also worked for another company that rented medical equipment and did follow up utilization review, i guess you would call it. she was responsible for going to the sites to see if the equipment was still being used and if there were any problems or questions about its use. she also had to complete all the paperwork and file for the payment from medicare. she had a company car.

you can also get work as a nurse consultant with lawyers going through charts of potential cases to see if they hold any salt for negligence.

i worked as a telephonic nurse. worked in a call center and went to work in flip-flops. sat at a desk and talked on a phone with patients for 8 hours. i also moved into medical records and coding and was hired immediately after training because i was a nurse. the billing company i was coding for had a nurse liaison who did nothing but interface with their 200+ er doctors and transmit messages between the business office and the docs (this is how the docs get told to shape up on their documentation so the company got paid--and they listened to this nurse, believe me, because their bi-yearly bonus rested on the money the company made).

nurses also work for insurance companies as case managers in the role of utilization review. they know the insurance company's rules on what they are going to pay and do all they can to see that the doctors and hospitals stick to it.

most corporate positions will look for a bachelor's degree and you find these jobs by going through employment agencies.

[Mulan]

How does one get into medical records and coding? What type of training and where is it usually offered?

[neatnurse30]

To Mulan,

I know our community college offers classes on coding, also there are classes offered in our local county.