Telecommute Nursing

[desertace]

HI,

I have been researching telecommute insurance company positions for the past few months on these forums and I have a few questions about this type of nursing career field I could not find the answer to here yet.

1.Do they provide financial incentives for increased productivity?

2. Is there a certain company you would recommend based on your experience such as Anthem BCBS, UHG, UHS or smaller local health insurance companies? (I only have a local anthem office in my town, no other companies have moved here yet)

3. Hourly vs. Salaried? Do they take advantage of a salaried positions at home where you end up working excessive hours? (over 40/week)

4. What are the benefits such as PTO, Sick time, retirement plans? I have VA federal benefits which are hard to beat but is currently changing with the current U.S. administration.

5. Is it possible to work for an east coast company and live on the west coast? (with the appropriate

state licenses of course).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[SKM-NURSIEPOOH, BSN, RN]

On 5/26/2018 at 4:13 PM, desertace said:

HI,

I have been researching telecommute insurance company positions for the past few months on these forums and I have a few questions about this type of nursing career field I could not find the answer to here yet.

1.Do they provide financial incentives for increased productivity?

2. Is there a certain company you would recommend based on your experience such as Anthem BCBS, UHG, UHS or smaller local health insurance companies? (I only have a local anthem office in my town, no other companies have moved here yet)

3. Hourly vs. Salaried? Do they take advantage of a salaried positions at home where you end up working excessive hours? (over 40/week)

4. What are the benefits such as PTO, Sick time, retirement plans? I have VA federal benefits which are hard to beat but is currently changing with the current U.S. administration.

5. Is it possible to work for an east coast company and live on the west coast? (with the appropriate

state licenses of course).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My goodness, I can't believe that there isn't a response to your question as of yet. Well, 1.5 yrs later, here's my response (don't know if you're working from home or not but maybe someone else might be interested as well).

I've worked remotely from home (telecommute) for UHG and did so exempt (salaried). They really are big in work/life balance and don't expect ppl to work beyond what is expected of them (40 hrs). This company employees ppl from around the globe so yes, you can live on the West Coast and work for an East Coast office...you would just have to adjust your start time to accommodate that office's hours (or they might allow you to start at 8am Pacific time which is 11am Eastern time). UHG offer competitive PTO bank from day one, have great health benefits to include vision/dental, and offer great 401K match and stock options.

Hope this answer helps - good luck in obtaining a telecommute position!

Cheers ??

Moe