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RN in FL, Thanks so much for you response! I guess I will do more research on this certificate. Its Certified Professional Health Management from McKesson and it combines UM and UR. I cant do CCM yet because I just now landed a case manager position at one of Centene's specialty companies and even then I don't know if it will qualify me to sit for the CCM. We shall see. Thanks!

Hello Nurses, I have a question. Does anyone know anyone with CPHM? If so, do you guys think its a worthwhile investment for certification and if it will help at all in getting a case management or UM position for managed care. I too had a phone interview with Wellpoint back in the spring and I pretty much knew I did not get it during the call because the recruiter said he was very impressed with my interview but he was concerned about my lack of acute care experience. I am case manager for a specialty pharmacy right now.

I have 2 job offers and need advice on which would be best. One is a Unit Manager for a skilled nursing facility and the other is Telephonic Case Manager (BUT NOT TRUE CM) for a specialty pharmacy. Basically the pharmacy job is calling members to do assessments on patients with chronic disease conditions like MS, RA, HEP C, etc. and providing side effect/disease management and arranging in home injection training, etc I want to be a telephonic case manager one day but it is hard without the right experience. I have been an LPN for 10 years and just got my RN. My background is longterm care/subacute and I worked in an administrative role in hospice for 6.5 years coordinating admissions and a ton of other stuff. I also did the telephonic nurse thing for another specialty pharmacy before I went back for my RN. NOW I am trying to figure out what direction to go in. I tried desperately to get hired at the hospital as I know acute care experience is needed to become a case manager, but was not able to get hired (need to hurry to the BSN), anyway, until then, does anyone have any advice on which job would be best if ultimately, I would like to be a case manager. Unit Manger for SNF or Telephonic Nurse? Please share any feedback and wisdom. What is the perception of Unit Managers at SNFS? Thanks!