SierraMoon ADN, BSN, RN

SierraMoon has 8 years experience as a ADN, BSN, RN and specializes in ICU/UM.

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1. Experience required for RN seeking job in health insurance field

   SierraMoon replied to Waz's topic in General Nursing

   What sort of insurance job do you want? Case manager, utilization review, payment integrity? I had six years of inpatient before I went to UR. After two years of that, I’m now doing code auditing....

2. Other Options Besides Bedside?

   SierraMoon replied to vmacula's topic in General Nursing

   What in particular are you trying to get into? If you have your full year of medsurg, then check out places like Humana, Anthem, Aetna, United for utilization review type jobs. You might have to go...

3. Struggling, am I a crappy nurse?

   SierraMoon replied to TexasmedicRN's topic in General Nursing

   I had three patients; handed one off. That shift all three coded and two died. It was freaking awful. People spent years talking about it, too. Not in a negative way about me, just as a legendary bad...

4. Is Nursing school totally out of the picture for me?

   SierraMoon replied to HM_Gomms95's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Research programs and get some apps out. Your GPA won't reset with nursing school but I had ver similar stats 3.6 prereq 3.2 overall. Got into a good ADN program that only looked at prereq gpa. You...

5. Work From Home

   SierraMoon replied to MrsHollsRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was never a temp; I work for a company that has various contracts to provide services to different entities, so not directly for an insurance company. I'm sure there are other companies out there,...

6. Work From Home

   SierraMoon replied to MrsHollsRN's topic in General Nursing

   I tried the big ones but finally got hired on by a smaller contractor. Had no experience and no BSN. Just scour Indeed for anything that looks promising. My position can be work at home after...

7. Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

   SierraMoon replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

   I like my job but I do UM,

8. New nurse who feels like a failure

   SierraMoon replied to Nrscaroline's topic in General Nursing

   That sounds like a strange and terrible way to start nursing. I'd quit before they fired me and find a place with a more traditional orientation. I learned so much from the other nurses I worked with,...

9. Leaving Bedside in ICU for CDS- What should I expect?

   SierraMoon replied to shotguns&syringes's topic in General Nursing

   I'm three weeks into my new desk job in utilization management and I kind of love it. I also needed a change after six years of nursing, 4.5 in SICU. It's been so nice having a regular schedule and I...

10. PAX NLN scores

    SierraMoon replied to Kaikins's topic in General Nursing

    They used to put out a pretty thorough guide for that exam. I don't know what average is but my school requires a minimum of 55th percentile for any possibility of admission ( I had to go check) and...

11. Can I stay home and watch my boyfriend.

    SierraMoon replied to sgray2008's topic in General Nursing

    You mean get paid? Not very likely. Small possibility if he's homebound and eligible for medicaid or the

12. Getting a Second Opinion to Confirm a Patient's Death

    SierraMoon replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I've always gotten a second nurse to confirm and have been the confirmation as well. I think it was the policy

13. Is it appropriate to ask for time off during an interview?

    SierraMoon replied to lola8penny's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No, ask after an offer has been made. The best thing would be to make your start date after the vacation. Missing that much time during a residency could be a

14. VA Nursing Proficiency

    SierraMoon replied to #RNLife's topic in General Nursing

    Find a manager who consistently gets their staff promoted and transfer. Seriously, I talked to people who planned to do just that when they were up for it. I guess some managers fight harder? I'm not...

15. new grad RN with respiratory degree

    SierraMoon replied to ADN, 2017's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be lucky not to have to sign an agreement to get a BSN, much less get paid extra for a non-nursing degree. Pay rates generally go by time under that license. I would definitely try to...