BahaMamamaRN

Hello everyone, I have been a nurse for 24 years. I obtained a MSN and CCM in 2014 and I am having a difficult time obtaining a leadership role. The last 8 years I have been a hospital case manager. In this role I did utilization review and case mana...

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I have been a case manager for 7 years. I started in LTAC, then acute care and now insurance. Each setting provided a lot of learning opportunity and growth. Of the three I think I like insurance best. I love being a case manager. I too will likel...

I just recently passed the exam for the first one mentioned above CCM through the commission for case management certification. Often I see positions for preference for the CCM in the midwest area. I also just recently completed my RN to BSN program ...

I finally received an email of congratulating me today. The dashboard is updated, I'm in the database. The email said pins and certificates wil be mailed the end of this week. Long wait, so happy its over. Did anyone else receive theirs yet?

Lol at your reference to "schmoozing the case managers on the floor" laughing but good advice for those seeking a position. I find everyone we have hired are from CM recommending floor nurses or other known experienced case managers who knows someone...

On the CCM website and their Facebook page it states there is a delay, we will receive info in June. The wait is driving me nuts.

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I have checked the dashboard several times today results are not posted yet. Maybe the delay is due to recent update to the ccm dashboard

I called today to inquire about the status of the results from the spring testing, the results will be on CCM Dashboard on 5/31. The wait is finally over.

I took the exam 4/27/12 I passed. I used http://www.primeinc.org i found the content extremely helpful in preparing me for the areas I had limited experiece in ie. Worker's Comp, Vocational Rehab, Disability and Disease management.My work experience ...

Also, I have been a CM for 3.5 years and I am just about to start studing for the CCM after I finish my BSN in Nov, 2011. I woud say dont try to get a certificate right now. Maybe get a reccomend book for the CCM exam and become familiar with the ter...

Most of the case manager at our LTACH were those hired directly from the floor without any prior expereince (including myself). So, I would let the director of case management know of your interest in getting into the field, so that he/she can keep y...

Our social workers do the discharge planning piece. The nurses do the case management aspect. I feel there is a lot of bargaining with insurance companies to get the patient more time. I think a year of floor nursing with your history of working in s...

Because of the fast paced nature of the job, orientation at our facility is ongoing, kinda ask questions as you go. The inital interest of teaching the new person is how to do insurance reviews and lead care conference. That occurs during the first...

I will be taking the test. I bought the latest edition of The Case Manager's Handbook by Catherin Mullahey (sp?) I ordered mine from Amazon.com. I started reading it and I also copied the definitions off of the CCM Exam website.

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To qualify for home O2. I usually have Respiratory Therapy document a room air Sat For a new home Bipap order that gets difficult for me(Ltac setting) because the pt needs to have an actual sleep study not just a overnight pulse oximetry reading. We...

Try Drake Center. It is a LTAC( Long Term Acute Care) hospital. Go to Health Alliance website select Drake as the location then start the search. The patient ratios are not as high as it would be in a traditional SNF. good luck in your search.

Medicare competitive bidding is suppose to start on July 1st 2008. Are any the case managers here involved in discharge planning? Some of my favorite vendors did not get the contract from Medicare, bummer. I like it now, I call one company and that ...

We do Interquall reviews weekly our Census is usually around 28 for two Nurse Case Managers. We coordinate care conference weekly, provide families and pt w/ weekly updates. Call insurance for continued stay. Luckily I have a social worker who orders...

The chart review position may open the door for you to later apply for a CM position @ the hopsital at a later date. I was off the unit for about two years working as the patient advocate, handling complaints and the transition into CM has been smoo...

Tara, I am sorry to hear this tyr to hang in there read the manual , most importantly get otknow the patients go arouund on the unit when the patients are being bathed and eating so that yo ucan see the level of assistance they are requiring. Once oy...

My mom had me when she was a teenager. One of her close friends worked in a nursing home at night as an aide after they graduated from high school. When my mom needed a babysitter. Her best friend would take me to work with her. I have always been a...

What did you decide to do? I did MDS 's for two different facilities. The first one I was the charge nurse and had t ocover Iv's , make assignments along wiht it. If it involves any kind of mangement of staff with it I woudl say run... The second pla...