Remote Nursing Job Advice

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Hi fellow nurses!

I have recently started a remote/work from home job doing Telehealth nurse navigaton, which is basically just a call center and I am on the phone with patients all day. I am very micromanaged and have Aux codes to use even for when I go to the bathroom. Needless to say, it is exhausting.

I do not want to be client facing anymore and would prefer a work environment where I am given “X” amount of work to be done in a day or week’s time and I can work on things how I see fit (eg grind out 8 hours of work in 5 hours or work a 12 hour day on Thursday so that I can leave early on Friday etc). 

Does anyone have any insight as to what kinds of remote/work from home nursing jobs allow for that kind of autonomy?

I was looking into things like prior authorization nursing for insurance companies or nursing informatics, but I am not sure. Any insight or information would be helpful! Thank you ?

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11 hours ago, studentfromhtown said:

I make six figures doing telephone triage at home but am willing to take a pay cut for peace of mind

I was the same way - making 6 figures doing the Telehealth nursing stuff but the stress was not worth the money. 

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Do you still like the insurance underwriting job? Anything stressful about it?

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3 hours ago, studentfromhtown said:

Do you still like the insurance underwriting job? Anything stressful about it?

I’ve only been doing it for about 4 months, but I still love it. Some of the other nurses I trained with seem to be a little stressed, but I think it all comes down to how your brain is wired - it’s the perfect job for me and the way my brain works. For others, they may not like it as much. It genuinely interests me, so it is easy for me to be productive, hit my “numbers,” and focus (I’ve never had a job that actually kept my attention before). If you don’t like what you’re doing, you will perceive more stress. So overall, very little stress for me and WAY less stress than my bedside and Telehealth jobs.

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Hi Labornurse123!

I came across your post publicly and I am currently looking for a work from home RN position that allows flexibility. How can I go about applying to your company? Are they hiring NY RNs as well? I’m unable to do a private message but here’s my email [email protected]. Thank you!

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My email address is [email protected] if your company is hiring. I applied to a financial company that had an opening for an RN for stop loss consultant. 

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On 9/20/2021 at 6:56 PM, labornurse123 said:

It depends on where you live. When I lived on the east coast, I was only making about $57k as a floor nurse. In California, I was making about $93k as a floor nurse. The job I’m at now starts at $80-90k, independent of where you live. The pay cut to have a work/life balance was well worth it.

Wow! Well that is waaaay more than I make at my job in my state - that’d be AT LEAST 20k-30k more a year for me! And you sound much like me - sort of introverted and are not bothered by not having the social aspect of an in-house job, and you seem to enjoy having “numbers” and goals goals to hit daily so you have no problem meeting your productivity requirements. I would love a job like this. I may try to PM you for more info, haha.

 

Edited: it won’t let me PM yet ? if you’d like to send me info at [email protected] I’d appreciate it!! ?

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Hi everyone!

The company I work for hires people in all states and, from my understanding, everyone they are hiring now is 100% remote.

Unfortunately my company is only doing internal hiring for the time being. I think it’ll be sometime in 2022 when they start to do external hiring again, but I’m not sure of a specific date. 

I still don’t feel super comfortable sharing the name of my specific company on a public forum, but I’ve complied a small list of other well-known companies that do the same thing we do (life insurance underwriting):

Northwestern Mutual

Prudential

Mass Mutual

State Farm

New York Life

I would get on their websites and apply directly to any job postings they have. I had to put a lot of applications out there to get even one bite back, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear back from some of them! Best of luck ?

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You are right because I put in 40 applications before I landed my work from home remote job. I start on Monday.

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21 minutes ago, labornurse123 said:

Hi everyone!

The company I work for hires people in all states and, from my understanding, everyone they are hiring now is 100% remote.

Unfortunately my company is only doing internal hiring for the time being. I think it’ll be sometime in 2022 when they start to do external hiring again, but I’m not sure of a specific date. 

I still don’t feel super comfortable sharing the name of my specific company on a public forum, but I’ve complied a small list of other well-known companies that do the same thing we do (life insurance underwriting):

Northwestern Mutual

Prudential

Mass Mutual

State Farm

New York Life

I would get on their websites and apply directly to any job postings they have. I had to put a lot of applications out there to get even one bite back, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear back from some of them! Best of luck ?

Thank you! I’m not giving up and I understand if you don’t want to share. My current job is not bad and pays well and has a pension(  I work for the govt). I’m mainly looking anywhere else that has a wfh job that has weekends and holidays off. I’m willing to take a big pay cut to have a stable schedule plus triage is burning me out. I’m an introvert and all the talking is just draining me out at the end of the day. 

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Thanks for your input!! 

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4 hours ago, MomtaRN2B2020 said:


You are right because I put in 40 applications before I landed my work from home remote job. I start on Monday.

HA - I must have done the same before I landed my current gig. So happy for you - hope you love it!

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4 hours ago, studentfromhtown said:

Thank you! I’m not giving up and I understand if you don’t want to share. My current job is not bad and pays well and has a pension(  I work for the govt). I’m mainly looking anywhere else that has a wfh job that has weekends and holidays off. I’m willing to take a big pay cut to have a stable schedule plus triage is burning me out. I’m an introvert and all the talking is just draining me out at the end of the day. 

I feel for you, girl! Praying the right job for you will come your way when the time is right.

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