pLucy49

You could also become certified in Utilization Review. BC/BS hires RN's for Utilization Review. And it is nationwide. Any big insurance company hires nurses. Paula

Currently, I am a QA Nurse and am a LPN. I make $21.00 /hour. It is less than when I worked in a nursing home, but I work Monday - Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and don't have to work weekends or holidays. I like the work. There is absolutely no patient contact, but I do quality assurance to insurance claims. It is interesting. Paula

Hi: A peer reviewer does not have anything to do with MDS. I had a job offer recently working as a Quality Assurance Nurse for Medical Evaluation Specialist Solutions. A peer reviewer is one doctor called an Attending Provider who asks for another doctor's opinion so that the claimant's insurance company will cover their medical services. The doctor that is the peer reviewer will give his opinion about whether or not something is medically necessary and appropriate, and then it will be approved for payment. I am doing this now and I love it. I don't see any patients I just work as a Quality Assurance nurse. I set up the final report for the insurance company and the doctors. I work full time. I just wish it paid a little better, but the atmosphere is great because it is like a big office area and I have my own desk and computer, and cubicle. Paula

I know I said I was going to attend a 2-day MDS seminar, but I just landed a job as a peer reviewer and will be starting on Monday. I'm excited as this is an opportunity to do nursing administrative type of work. I don't have to do patient care anymore. I loved being around the patients, but there was too much work in long-term care as a LPN. Thanks for your information though. I appreciated it. pLucy49

Hello everyone: I am new to allnurses. I am going to become certified for MDS at a 2-day seminar in Boston. It is through NRAI (National Resident Assessment Institute). It costs $429. Has anyone ever heard of this institute. Has anyone gotten certified through them? Is there a demand for MDS Coordinators? I want to pick the right field. I have been doing long-term care for 3 years now as a LPN and find it is too physical and exhausting for me, so I would like to do more administrative type of work. I was a medical transcriptionist for years and a medical secretary before that, so I think I would catch on well to it. Currently, I am unemployed and looking into to this, so I want to make the right decision. I appreciate your input.