C Roll 5 RN

C Roll 5 has 48 years experience as a RN and specializes in Case management, rehabilitation, newborn nursery.

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1. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

   C Roll 5 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

   True. I retired last Oct. Initially, I would wake up with this weird feeling that I was supposed to be doing something, but not sure what. One of my retired friends is so busy! Every day is scheduled...

2. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

   C Roll 5 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

   I’ve been trying to brush up on my French from High School over 40 yrs ago. LOL. I listen while walking or

3. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

   C Roll 5 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

   So, I recently retired in Oct. I’ve been an RN for 44 yrs. I didn’t think I really could retire until I met with my financial guy and found out that it would work. So far, for me, I would say that...

4. New Case Manager

   C Roll 5 replied to nurseontheway's topic in Case Management

   Yes, there are a lot of moving parts to the case manager role. Many of which you have no control over. When I started, my manager told me that it would probably take 2-3 yrs before I would feel...

5. Which Agency for Certification?

   C Roll 5 replied to BumblebeeinNC's topic in Case Management

   In my case, I ended up buying a few study guides that really didn’t help much. The best preparation was the actual CCM site. There used to be a section that sort of outlined what you need to know....

6. Anthem Case Manager?

   C Roll 5 replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a disease management work at home position for little less than a year. The role wasn’t right for me, but I loved my supervisor, my coworkers, and the company. Very professional. Good...

7. Bombed my interview

   C Roll 5 replied to RN1485's topic in Case Management

   Wow. Sorry you had that experience. I’ve worked for 2 of the big insurers. One role was as a CM, the other was disease management. Both interviews were a mix of the behavioral event type questions...

8. Salary changed to hourly?

   C Roll 5 replied to C Roll 5's topic in Case Management

   So, just some follow up. 23 nurse coworkers furloughed for 12 weeks due to a decrease in our business. Not sure if the new hourly status helped them to zero in on how many positions they would...

9. Salary changed to hourly?

   C Roll 5 posted a topic in Case Management

   I’ve had remote nursing roles for the last 6 years. Different companies, different roles, including 2 of the big insurers. I’ve always been salaried. The company that I work for now just...

10. CM required to work bedside/ competency

    C Roll 5 replied to Reneec's topic in Case Management

    I worked for a small hospital as both a staff nurse (mother/baby) and as a case manager. As a CM we were never used to staff clinical units. As a staff nurse in maternity, we did have to float to the...

11. Having trouble getting case management job with insurance, I need advice

    C Roll 5 replied to Liz2128's topic in Case Management

    I did have CM experience. I was working as a CM in a hospital and wanted to work from home for an insurance company. I was able to get it after only 1 yr because my manager had a CCM. Normally, you...

12. Having trouble getting case management job with insurance, I need advice

    C Roll 5 replied to Liz2128's topic in Case Management

    What made the difference for me was getting my CCM. Also, there was someone on this forum aways back who had a great suggestion about tailoring your resume to the job description. In other words, if...

13. Medical Missions

    C Roll 5 replied to DFoustRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a mission trip with the Catholic diocese a few years ago in Guatemala. It was a great experience. I had to cover my airfare and pay $200 for a shared room for the week. Transport and all meals...

14. Which Agency for Certification?

    C Roll 5 replied to BumblebeeinNC's topic in Case Management

    I think CCM is the most recognized at least in the hospitals and with the insurers I worked

15. Case management/Insurance work?

    C Roll 5 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Case Management

    What made the difference for me was getting my CCM certification. I was already working as a hospital CM. My 1st remote job was complex CM. I did that for 4 yrs. Then went to a different company and...