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Dear MoriahRose, If this is a Medicaid program, each individual state mandates its protocol. In NJ, Medicaid patients must be seen initially for an onsite visit, then contacted every 90 days by phone, then a 6 month onsite re-assessment followed by ...

Hello! I think "IMO" is abbreviation for "in my opinion". The poster states that you may have difficulty getting a job in a NJ hospital as hiring criteria is different in New Jersey. Perhaps, you should apply first to some New Jersey hospitals befo...

I would ask for full time hours if you are able to work full time. It sounds like a new business, possibly a new urgent care center??? The OSHA guidelines for record keeping are located online--just do a google search for recordibility--anything b...

Check out these websites for info on COHN-S, or COHN certifications: www.abohn.org www.aaohn.org

Pregnancy is not a crime! Just be honest with your new employer so they will know that you will be out on FMLA when the time comes. The pre-employment exam will probably consist of a urine drug screen, and you mentioned a respirator fit test, so yo...

Just curious what others have experienced working with Occupational Health nursing agencies? I have found that quite a few agencies lie about what the job entails, often luring you in by promising a temp to hire position within a company only to tell...

Hi, I am not from Idaho, but I can suggest that you check out the national association for occ health nurses and see if you have a regional chapter that meets. Not all states have an occ health chapter but get together on a regional basis. www.aaohn...

Daisy, The experience the gentleman describes above is not typical in Occupational health nursing! I am sure many of the occupational health nurses on this board can vouch for that. If this is a temporary job only for the summer, perhaps, the company...

I would do some research on the company to get feedback. I recently applied for a workers comp field case manager position with Coventry Workers Comp, but decided not to pursue it as it entailed ALOT of paper work and alot of overtime. Some one fro...

Hello, Hospice nursing is a very special type of nursing, and feel it is very emotionally draining One has to be the type of a person who leaves their work at work and not bring it home. There is a lot of time management and multitasking involved ...

I would purchase the "AAOHN Core Curriculum for Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing". Try getting used on Amazon or Half.com. This text book is put out by the AAOHN. Another suggestion, but a little costly....get membership in AAOHN and...

Try checking this website for reviews on this company and others..... www.glassdoor.com

Could your worker possibly have adult attention deficit disorder or an underlying anxiety disorder? Perhaps, a one on one, softly spoken dialogue would help along with a template given on providing "just the facts"? There may be ways around this "c...

Occupational health is definitely moving toward a total health management model where the NP is, due to cost containment, often bypassing the physician and other nurse clinicians. A potential problem with this is that, although there may be a great d...

Hi All, I am selling my COHN-S certification test prep CD by Certistep. Please private e-mail me for more info. I am accepting payment thru PayPal only. Asking $150 postage paid (orginal price $349). Please private email for photo upload. http://...

Hi All, I also am selling the Certistep (DataChem) CCM prep CD Version 4.1, DC7-V, 2007 for $125. Please private e-mail me if interested and for a photo upload. Thanks. Many of the CD questions were similarly worded on my CCM exam. I passed by re...

Hey everybody, just saw your post! Congrats to all!!!! :hpygrp:

The only good thing about all this waiting......when you do pass and you are notified, everything else moves quickly with CCMC. You get your certificate in about 10 days to 2 weeks and you get a very nice lapel pin with the CCM designation! Keep po...

You have a very nice resume! Here is my opinion.....you have such a broad base of experience. If you are looking for specifically case management positions, I would narrow your objective statement to that. Are you CCM or any other case management ...

great "detective" work! kudos to you! i wish all the applicants good luck! :clpty:

Good luck on your interview! To help you get an idea of workers comp and OSHA issues, I would check out your states workers comp rules. Every state is different. They should be on your state's Department of Labor website. Also, go on OSHA's website...

From the reports I read in the newspaper, Hoboken University Medical Center is not doing well financially and may close their doors after more than 150 years of operations. Do a news google and read the lastest. The staff took a 10% pay decrease and ...

Here is a salary report for the NJ, NY and PA areas for non-clinical nursing case management positions. Pathway Medical is a company that posts case manager positions in these states. Here is the report....you may need to register to down load the ...

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