Insurance Jobs: RN Case Management

Find out more about RN case management jobs. One of the hottest healthcare jobs is in the insurance industry! Learn about RN case manager jobs on the insurance blog now.

Registered nurses have more job opportunities today than ever before, due in no small part to the insurance industry. RN case management jobs have become a popular, and lucrative, alternative to traditional bedside nursing careers.

I have friends who made the move from registered nursing to RN case management and trust me, they've never been happier. Sometimes, nurses feel like they are second class citizens in hospitals. It's an unspoken caste system, with doctors, anesthesiologists and administration in the top jobs. Registered nurses are left to take care of many important duties for much less pay and less recognition. Work in an RN case management job for an insurance company, and you'll find independence, autonomy and plenty of recognition- and respect.

American hospitals are struggling to find qualified nurses to meet the growing needs of patients. According to Lorna Maxsom, chief nursing officer at Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, Arizona, working in a hospital has become less preferable to other options, including working for insurance companies. And 43% of hospitals surveyed in the Albany, NY area stated that competition was a major reason why it’s so hard to find and recruit nurses.

In the old days, a job as a registered nurse was the only option available to men and women with a nursing degree. Today, the options are unlimited, with insurance companies at the forefront. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average annual earnings of RNs employed full-time in March 2000 was $46,782, at least $10-20,000 less than RN case managers.

This week’s highlighted insurance career is RN case management jobs. Find out why more and more nurses are making the move to insurance.

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