Types of at-home nursing jobs include:
Medical Call Center
Working in a medical call center is
perhaps the at-home nursing job that takes the least experience. Nurses
who have worked in a clinical setting can usually transition to this
type of work. However, call center work pays the least.
Typically medical call center nurses perform telephone triage, give medical advice, or check on patients’ well-being and health habits. Insurance companies and medical BPOs (business
process outsourcers) hire nurses for these jobs, which are typically
employment positions, though some may be for independent contractors.
Training is usually done online from home as well, and most often these
jobs are for RNs and BSNs, not LPNs—though, some companies need LPNs in customer service positions.
Case Manager
If you work as a nurse in case management, you very well may be able
to turn your current job into a telecommuting position or find a new one
that allows telecommuting. Case managers coordinate care for patients,
often for large insurance companies, and it is very common for these
companies to allow at least part-time telecommuting. Unlike medical call
center agents who work from home, these home-based jobs—which might
include care coordinator, patient advocate, utilization review RN, and
Medicare and worker’s compensation specialist—are for those who already
have experience in case management.
Online Instructor/Course Developer
Online education is a growing field that is conducive to working at
home. Subject matter experts are needed in every field that is taught
online, and nursing is no exception. Tech-savvy nurses with teaching
experience may be able to use those skills in distance education, either
working as an instructor or in developing nursing courses.
These jobs are for online colleges and "brick-and-mortar" schools, as
well as private companies that develop courses and training materials.
Usually, a master's degree is the minimal requirement, but often a Ph.D.
is preferred.
Legal Nurse Consultant
These nurses provide lawyers, paralegals, and others working in the
legal profession with expertise about medical issues related to law,
such as personal injury, malpractice, worker’s comp, and more. Typically
this expertise is utilized in-house as opposed to testifying as a
medical expert. This type of work could range from managing and
interpreting medical records to coordinating medical exams for clients. A
legal nurse consultant may be an independent contractor or may be
employed by a law firm or insurance company. Either way, this job lends
itself to telecommuting, at least part of the time. Typically, a BSN or a
master’s degree and some legal coursework or experiences are required.
Health Care Recruiter
Nursing is just one professional background from which health care
recruiters come. Nurses in this field are often employees, and because
this type of work involves mostly phone and computer use, it can often
be done, at least part-time, from home.
Health IT/Nursing Informatics
IT jobs, in general, can often be work-at-home, but both the specific
field of health IT and general IT usually require time working in an
office environment and a high level of skill before transitioning to
work-at-home. Nurses may move into this work by learning on the job and
eventually make the move to telecommuting full or, more likely,
part-time.
nd some other telecommuting jobs.
01-Verywell.com
Verywell is a health website that contracts with writers who are
experts in health fields. Compensation is based on page views, but a
starting base pay is offered. Nurses and physicians are often hired.
02-Aetna
Nurses and physicians are among the medical professions who work from
home at this insurance company. Some jobs are specifically meant to be
telecommuting, but other telework opportunities will be considered after
working on-site for some time. Choose “yes” in the “Potential Telework
Position” drop-down menu. See more insurance company jobs from home.
03-American International Group (AIG)
After a specific amount of time working on-site, this company allows some nursing positions, such as case managers and medical reviewers, to be telecommuted. Try the keywords "telecommuting" or "work from home" in the jobs database04-ARO
While most of the home-based jobs at this BPO are for customer service, sales, and B2B telemarketing agents, it also has virtual positions for LPNs and RNs doing telehealth call center work as well as jobs for insurance auditors.05-Carenet
Based in San Antonio, this medical BPO provides support to insurance companies and health care systems. Virtual call center agents who are registered nurses (RN) answer questions or perform telephone triage06-Cigna
Insurance company Cigna's division Intracorp hires RNs to work at
home as disability and workers' comp case managers. Use "work from home"
as keywords to search Cigna's job openings. Hiring is done from a NY
location.
07-Conifer Health Solutions
Healthcare services firm hires work-from-home employees in nursing
and coding as well as sales. Use "telecommuting" or "remote" as a
keyword.
08-Covance
Covance has preclinical and clinical research operations in more than
25 countries and hires clinical research associates to work at home
(with at least 65% travel) in specific locations in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Use keyword "home-based" in its job database.
The Doctors Company
This medical malpractice insurance company, based in California, hires nurses as risk managers and telecommuting may be allowed.
Fonemed
This company hires registered nurses from the United States and Canada to work from home to provide telephone triage
and health advice to callers from across North America. It also hires
on-site customer service reps, based in Newfoundland, Canada, who need a
minimum of a high school diploma.
The Hartford
In addition to hiring RNs for remote telephone jobs as case managers,
this insurance company hires others in non-medical WAH jobs, such as
claims representatives. Check off the option for remote jobs in the
company's job listings.
Healthfirst
This New York-based health insurance company hires nurses as case managers to work from home.
Health Net
Health Net, a health insurance company operating in 27 states, hires
nurses as case managers, care coordinators, and care managers with the
option to telecommute. Use "telecommuting" as a search keyword in the company's job database.
Humana
Some of its work-at-home positions have geographic requirements, and
most are for registered nurses. Many of its RN positions are for field
healthcare and involve visiting patients at home. It also sometimes has
opportunities for medical coders, chart auditors, licensed insurance
reps, accountants, physicians, writers, and salespeople. Check off
“Virtual/Work at Home” in the company’s jobs database.
Conifer Health Solutions
Based in Annapolis, MD, medical management services company sometimes
hires telecommuting nurses, licensed in various states for case
management and other nursing jobs.
Inland Empire Health Plan
Based in San Bernardino, CA, this health insurance company employs telecommuting RNs in quality management or case management positionsMcKesson
McKesson, the nation's largest health care services company,
specializes in pharmaceutical distribution and health care IT systems
and software.
Nemours
This pediatric health system with locations in Delaware, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and Florida hires work from home telephone
triage nurses.
Nurse Telephone Triage
This Company hires RNs with five years of nursing experience
(preferably in pediatrics), telephone triage experience and knowledge of
and experience in using Barton Schmitt protocols.
Paradigm Health Services
This company hires licensed nursing professionals in Tennessee,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Georgia for full
and part-time positions, and some telehealth positions available.
Pathway Medical Staffing
This medical recruiting firm in the New York City metro area
specializes in non-clinical nursing positions. Search using the keyword
"telecommute."
PPD
This global contract research organization (CRO) provides drug discovery, development, and life-cycle management services with in the health care industry. It hires medical writers and clinical research associates (CRA)for work-at-home positionsPointClickCare
This cloud-based medical documentation company has customer support positions for people with nursing degrees.
Professional Dynamics
This California-based company provides service in the
worker's compensation industry and to first-party medical and employee
benefits sectors. Some nurse case manager and physician peer review
positions are telecommuting.
Remote Medical International
The "remote" in the name of Seattle-area company refers to far away
places not working at home. However, the company does have a
telemedicine department and some other telecommuting jobs.
CitraHealth
Hires registered nurses to practice telephone triage
or computer-assisted nursing through inbound and outbound telephone
calls with patients whose physicians, hospitals, insurers, or employers
are CitraHealth clients.
Triage 4 Pediatrics
Based in Plano, TX, this company hires RNs in the DFW area to work at
home in after-hours telephone triage. Requirements include 3–5 years in
pediatrics, licensure in Texas, carrying malpractice insurance and drug
test. Weekends and evenings are required, but part- and full-time
schedules are available.
UnitedHealth Group
More than 20% of this large health insurance company's employees take
advantage of its telecommuting opportunities. UnitedHealth Group hires
registered nurses for telecommuting positions as well as others with
experience in the insurance industry.
vRad, Inc.
This company is a provider of teleradiology services and solutions.
vRad hires radiologists to work from home, and requirements include ABR
or ABOR certification, at least one state license, eligibility for
hospital credentialing, and high-speed internet access. Full medical
liability insurance is provided.
Anthem
Anthem, one of the nation's largest healthcare companies, allows some
positions, in nursing and in other fields, to be telecommuted after a
certain amount of time in the office.