Pay? Same as clinical RN?

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I've been thinking about applying to case management were I work, and I'm wondering if the pay will be the same as I get now, if I work for the same company? Currently I'm an acute care clinical RN on medsurg-tele. Obviously I'll lose my night shift differential, but I just bought a house last year and I can't really take a pay cut. Case management is something I've always been interested in, ever since even before nursing school, and I would like to apply. I'm hoping I could stay PRN on the floor though, so I don't lose my skills.... do you think that might be an option?

Also, is the pay usually hourly or salary? I have 3 years experience at this facility, a total of 6 years experience as an RN

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Specializes in Dialysis.

It varies by facility/org. Most CM positions that I know of are salaried, and pay about the same as the floor. You'd be better off to apply and get the details during interview process. Just because they offer doesn't mean that you'd have to accept the position if it didn't meet your needs

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.

OP: Pay in my experience is not the same as bedside nursing. Also, from experience it is a good idea to keep a clinical job per diem. Keeping a bedside position per diem will not only help supplement your pay, it will give you options to return if you change your mind. Good luck! ?

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Specializes in Case management, rehabilitation, newborn nursery.

I worked as a staff nurse at my facility and CM. In my case, I was hourly for both. Pay was higher in CM in my case. I made more in the long run as a CM because 40 hrs vs 36.

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Specializes in LTC, AL, Corrections, Home health.

It was a pay bump for me too. I am not doing inpatient CM and have a salaried position. I previously worked for UHC, who started me salaried, then changed everyone over to hourly (that corresponded to our salary divided by 52 weeks then by 40, the number of hours we work in a week) so there was no change on pay only that we had the possibility of OT when things were crazy. It was sooo funny the social worker CM thought this was a slap in the face, the nurses either shrugged with indifference or were happy with the change.

Interviews and whole hiring process isn’t just about trying to get someone of offer you a position but rather seeing if there is a mutual fit. I feel like people forget that, as the applicant (the one saying ??‍♀️Hey hire me, or the one in need of a job/income/etc) people often feel like they are subordinate, lower than this huge corporation considering employing them. It really is a 2 way street— you need a livelihood and they need our skills and dedication. I would explore your options and see what is out there and what the salary or hourly rate is like in your area.

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Specializes in cardiac/education.

Did you get the CM job? 

 

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