Joe NightingMale MSN, RN

Med surg, cardiac, case management

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    Tuesday February 1, 2022

    Joe NightingMale replied to Tweety's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Tweety that sucks having to owe taxes. With the rising prices staying within a budget is tricky Dianah sounds like fun, music can be very stimulating NJ22 we used to be about 150 but some...
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    Monday January 31, 2022

    Joe NightingMale replied to Tweety's topic in Daily Diary's Entries

    Tweety glad that you're negative for Covid Dianah we were supposed to practice last Wed but the director's car broke down. We're going to try again this Wed BC I'm trying a crock pot...
  3. Joe NightingMale

    Resources for case management jobs

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi I'm a CCM for a managed Medicaid program, have been there about 5 years Recently our employer said they may have to lay everyone off if they don't get paid by our state, which hasn't happened in...
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    Resources for case management jobs

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    Thanks. I happen to know of such a site :) Haven't updated in years but am in the process of doing so and will continue
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    Resources for case management jobs

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    Yes, I suspect individual employers would be a more likely source Was just wondering if there were CM specific sites I hadn't heard
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    How does cardiac tele compare with med-surg?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Cardiac

    I have an opportunity to leave my night shift med-surg unit and join a cardiac telemetry unit on the night shift. I'm wondering if it will be an improvement though. The cardiac tele position is at a...
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    What did you study for your CCM?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Case Management

    For those of you who have your CCM. I'm considering sitting for the exam on
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    What did you study for your CCM?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    Thanks. And congrats! Studying Mullahy and the CCMC glossary in preparation for
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    What makes a good nurse case manager?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Inori's topic in Case Management

    I'd say organizational skill is #1, and then problem-solving is #2. At least for insurance company discharge
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    Is managed Medicaid the worst of CM?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Case Management

    I'm starting to wonder. I work for a major insurance company that manages a state Medicaid program. It's my first CM job, and I have to say, I hope the whole field isn't like this. Our members are...
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    Is managed Medicaid the worst of CM?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    Thanks everyone for responding. My opinion of this field has actually shifted quite a bit. Still a lot of chaos, a fair amount of stress, and lots of clerical work and complaints. But I've come to...
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    Where do I find CM jobs?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    I haven't posted on any of the big career sites yet, I probably ought to. I have an account on a prominent career networking site but I haven't really used it. Guess I
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    Where do I find CM jobs?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Case Management

    I'm sure this topic will interest many people here. I'm looking for my second CM job. My first one is a CM for managed Medicaid in Illinois for a large insurance company. I know I'd like to stay in...
  14. Joe NightingMale

    Where do I find CM jobs?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    I'm curious, which networking sites are you
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    My Career in Nursing: The Road to Self-Actualization

    Joe NightingMale replied to amanda_kay,RN's topic in Nursing Career

    There could be a variety of reasons you're unhappy with your job. It could be that specific unit/hospital/health system. I found myself much more unhappy when I moved from my inner-city charity...
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    differences between UM and CM

    Joe NightingMale replied to cherubhipster's topic in Case Management

    Some places combine UM and CM. I work for a place where they're separate. Our UM nurses call hospitals for clinical information on patients, write notes on the patients, and approve or deny hospital...
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    Trying to decide to take CM Job

    Joe NightingMale replied to RLDARN's topic in Case Management

    I do CM work for an insurance company that handles Medicaid. I'm definitely not bored. I do a lot of different tasks, from providing members with information on disease and doctors to helping resolve...
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    Does this sound like case management to you?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Case Management

    I've been doing CM for an insurance company for a couple of months, handling Medicaid. Things are kind of crazy, but I like it much better than floor nursing. But my co-workers tell me what we're...
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    How to become a case manager

    Joe NightingMale replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Case Management

    I'm doing telephonic CM right now. I have three years of med-surg and an MSN. But I think that's unusual. Most of my co-workers have experience in CM, or UM/UR, or mental health. But my company...
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    CM VS UR

    Joe NightingMale replied to buster5505's topic in Case Management

    I only have to do CM, we have UM nurses to do necessity, authorization, etc, but my census is up to
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    CM VS UR

    Joe NightingMale replied to buster5505's topic in Case Management

    At our insurance company the UM nurses review clinical data and do approvals. The CM nurses coordinate
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    When did you know it was time to move on?

    Joe NightingMale replied to chicookie's topic in Nursing Career

    I work away from the bedside but I'm likely to be leaving in the near future. Part of the reason was when our reviews suddenly turned highly critical, with no one meeting the new standards, not even...
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    Does this sound like case management to you?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Case Management

    By that definition, I guess I am doing CM. I think my co-workers are expecting to spend more time with members, doing assessments and setting goals. What we're actually doing is a lot of...
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    Anyone here do in-house registry/float pool/PRN?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm thinking about doing that as a second job, but I'm not exactly sure what it's like. I mean, I work with IHR/float pool nurses all the time, but I was curious as to some of the details. In...
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    How's the job market there in Wisconsin?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Chicago and going to be graduating soon, and I've found out some of the area hospitals have hiring freezes. I've also heard that these freezes may be ended by the summer, but in case they...