C Roll 5

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 with tennis, lunches out, volunteer work, but she was always very social. Thats not me. For me, I get up when the dog does (early), read several online newspapers with coffee, then work out doing something for 45- 60 min. After that, it’s whatever I feel like doing. Sometimes gardening (love to be outside), sometimes household tasks, sometimes a little project that I’d put off, sometimes reading or nothing. I am lucky to have my kids and grandkids very close, so I often see them. So, my advice would be just relax and enjoy being retired! Don’t rush into any commitments. Congratulations!

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

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 I am still adjusting. My brother told me that every day will feel like Sat, but it doesn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t miss my work, but I wake up feeling like there is something I’m supposed to be doing. I still get up pretty early, walk the dog, drink coffee, and read a couple of newspapers. I’ve committed to working out for an hour a day, reading books for an hour or two, and completing one chore or task that I’ve been putting off. So far, it’s working. I figure that it will take a little time to get it together. I have one friend who has every retirement minute scheduled and another that just floats along without a care in the world. I plan on enjoying the holidays and I’ll regroup in the New Year.

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 comfortable.

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. Many of the questions came from there.

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 luck!

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 (tell me about a time when you disagreed with a decision made by your manager and how did you handle it?) and a review of my experience. I’ve had work at home positions for 6 years now, doing different things, and there are still days when I have to Google an abbreviation. Also, different facilities can have their own accepted abbreviations.

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 furlough or not. Or if it’s easier to furlough hourly employees, not sure. Luckily, I was moving to another department, otherwise I would have been gone as well.

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 suddenly, out of the blue, changed all of us to hourly workers. Same pay, but zero flexibility. Prior to this, we were allowed to start early (we don’t call patients or clients) and work through lunch to finish early. As long as you got your work finished, it was fine. In fact, that was 1 of the things our manager stated in my interview was a big benefit, the work/ life balance. Now we have to clock in at 8am, clock out and back in for lunch, then clock out at 5. No exceptions. Their big selling points were “ you’ll only work 8 hrs” and now you “could be eligible for OT”, except they stated no OT any time soon. Just wondering if this is some type of trend?

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 other floors, however we worked as a tech, not a nurse. I would be very uncomfortable with your set up.

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 would need 2 yrs experience.

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 they say you will be doing blah, blah, in your resume you need to use wording that shows how you did or can do whatever it is. I would tailor each resume and cover letter differently to each job posting, even to the same company. It worked for me. Good luck!

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 were covered. It was really stepping out of my comfort zone but everyone was so welcoming, warm, and friendly. It was a very rewarding experience.

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

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 did disease mgt. Not for me. Talking for 2+ hrs on the phone. Very similar to call center. Now I write insurance appeals. Working from home can be very isolating. A lot of nurses don’t like it. You have to be very disciplined. Some companies are very micro managing. Others are more hands off. Just depends.