Work From Home Nursing Jobs

If you thought nurses couldn’t work from home, you were wrong. There are several work-from-home options for nurses: triage (also called telehealth), medical transcription and case management.

RNs who provide telehealth or triage answer over-the-phone questions from patients. They also call out to check on patients with chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma. An associate degree in nursing (or more) is required for this job as well as three to five years of recent acute nursing experience. Strong clinical documentation and assessment skills are also desired for a nurse interested in triage.

Nurses are also ideal choices for medical transcription jobs. These work-from-home positions center on turning recordings from doctors and other health care providers into medical reports, as well as a variety of correspondence and other material. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is predicting a higher than average growth in this field up until 2014. Medical training is not required for a medical transcriptionist job, but an understanding of medical terminology is necessary.

A final area that allows nurses to work from home is in the area of case management. Nurses look into a patient’s disability claim and offer assistance to the injured worker as they try to return to work. The nurse will work with other health care professionals, such as physicians and therapists to give the patient the best and most cost-effective outcome and recovery. The requirements for this field include: a RN license; at least three to five years of clinical practice experience and prior disability management experience. Many employers will desire knowledge of the insurance industry. Experience in critical care, home health and rehabilitation also will aid in getting a case management position.

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