WAH jobs

[RNTPA]

Anyone have any experience with at home jobs through insurance companies? Humana? United etc? One month out on maternity leave and dreading heading back to a 12hr shift at a hospital!!! Any recommendations? Ideas? Also considering home health too.

[dream'n, BSN, RN]

I have a close relative that works as an RN from home with an insurance company. She seems to enjoy it, but some of the cons are that she never really leaves work...it's easy to start charting, etc at 11pm after working all day when your office is just down the hall. She and her coworkers are also very closely watched for productivity and are ruled by the numbers; ie: why did you only make 4 calls this hour or only do x, y, and z in the past 1/2 hour, so they are always having to account for every moment. And at least in her case, she has the wonderful task of keeping multiple state nursing licenses up to date within each state's different guidelines.

I do know that at least in her case, she couldn't have a baby in the room with her. Her office has to be HIPAA proof and even a dog barking in the other room is a no-no.