Contract Nurse Network

Legal Nurse Consulting

Another area of independent contract nursing is that of the Legal Nurse Consultant. This is just what it sounds like, a nurse who has achieved expertise in an area such as rehabilitation or chart auditing and can offer expert testimoney in legal proceedings. Do you have a penchant for research? Do you like and excel at uncovering the truth in a given situation? If you do, legal nurse consulting may be the career you've been looking for.

How To Become An Independent Contract Nurse Case Manager

There are a number of "How to" books, websites that provide training and guides on how to become an Independent Contract Nurse Case Manager or legal nurse consultant and for $$$ you can be on your way to a truly marvelous career. A particularly great place to start is at Nurse Entrepreneur Network. For those of a more frugal nature and who have a self-starter attitude and aptitude, you can just do a search on the internet and you'll find plenty of information to get you started. I'm just going to cover some basics here. First, in order to become an independent contract nurse case manager you must be at least an RN, unfortunately LPN's aren't recognized as "professional" nurses, even though they most certainly are. That's ok, there are other areas of the case management industry where LPN's are considered most valuable, we'll discuss that in another article. So, you need to be an RN. You should have some case management experience and ideally you should also have certification in case management (CCM).

What is Case Management In Nursing?

Case management in nursing can take many forms, in almost every area of nursing you will find a nurse case manager whether it be in a hospital, home care or administrative setting (hospital, home care or managed care). Those are primarily mainstream case management positions. Not so well known are those areas of case management involving nurses who work from home for a company that assigns cases (catastrophic auto, worker's compensation etc) to them for management. These are not independent or contract nurse case managers, but they often hire independent or contract nurse case managers to perform tasks. This site is devoted primarily to the latter as they are the nurses who are independent entities and depend on being contracted for their services which is their livelihood. These nurses have a degree of independence not enjoyed by even an agency nurse. They set their own hours, their own workload and are basically in business for themselves. Some independent nurse case managers will partner up with 1 or more other nurse case managers to form a team that can manage a much higher caseload.

Success as an Independent Nurse Contractor

Many nurses today are frustrated with their work situation. Are you one of them? If so, it is time you take control and make that first step. Quit thinking about a change ...DO IT ...quit saying I am going too... DO IT...Quit day dreaming, procrastinating, making excuses, waiting for “the right time” ....DO IT. Now is the time to expand your nursing career and enjoy the many benefits that is offered as an Independent Nurse Contractor. WE CAN MAKE IT REALITY!