Nurses traditionally work at hospitals or medical practices, but RNs can find remote nursing jobs in telehealth, nurse education, legal consulting, freelance writing on nursing topics, overseeing clinical trials, checking insurance claims for coverage, and recruiting healthcare staff.
Remote nursing jobs are on the rise, especially since the pandemic when many healthcare workers have decided to quit their traditional jobs and look for alternatives with lesser exposure to Covid.
Read more to find out what job opportunities there are in work-from-home nursing, the advantages of this field, and what you can expect salary-wise as a remote RN, nurse practitioner, BSN, LPN, or LVN.
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How Can I Make Money From Home As A Nurse?
A remote nurse can obviously not take vitals, pass out meds, or provide personal services, but there are plenty of other nursing functions that a trained professional can do from home.
The opportunities are greater for experienced nurses with a BSN or more, but there may be opportunities for others in the field as well.
Here’s a list of 10 remote nursing jobs you can do from home as a nurse:
1. Nurse Case Manager
This role branches out, so look into jobs such as telephonic nurse case management or behavioral health case management. The job might include tasks such s developing care plans, arranging for their execution, and communicating with patients, their families, and inside staff, A remote behavioral health case manager earns up to $93,650 per year.
2. Clinical Trial Manager
Clinical trial managers are in charge of overseeing clinical trials. You can expect your duties to range from recruiting eligible candidates to ensuring the protocol is followed and monitoring the progress of participants and studies. The average salary is $89,500.
3. Nurse Educator
Depending on your experience and certification, you can explore clinical documentation integrity specialist, clinical nurse educator, or education consultant opportunities. Additionally, you can look into niche educator roles, such as a certified diabetes educator. Remote nurse educators earn from $79,740 to $80,500 on average.
4. Legal Nurse Consultant
The scope of work of a legal nurse consultant consists of reviewing medical care claims, analyzing case files, updating the company’s database, and writing reports. Senior positions may include more responsibilities. The average salary is around $74,510.
5. Clinical Document Specialist
Although there may be an overlap with a legal consulting role, a document specialist is mainly responsible for ensuring the medical records are correct and up to date. The job may include working with insurance companies, but not so much on the legal side — it’s more about checking the patients’ information. Remote clinical document specialists earn about $76,300 per year.
6. Utilization Review Nurse
A utilization management position includes reviewing cases and finding the best treatment options for patients. The average annual salary is $68,530.
7. Medical Writer
This is typically a freelance role. In addition to the healthcare background, potential employers may require relevant writing samples, so the more published work you have, the better your chances to be hired are. The salary averages $68,050 yearly.
8. Nurse Recruiter
Nurse recruiters are responsible for onboarding basics, such as posting job ads, checking for licensures, and doing preliminary interviews with applicants. This remote position is a great option for registered nurses. It pays around $65,850 annually.
9. Care Review Clinician
Care management is mostly needed for long-term patient care. A care review nurse evaluates charts and decides on the best ways to meet patients’ needs by making health plans. A remote care review clinician can earn $72,240 per year on average.
10. Triage Nurse
Triage call center nurses take patient calls and give guidance by identifying symptoms. A nursing license is typically needed for this role, and any prior experience is a plus. The average annual salary is $62,750.
What Opportunities Exist For Remote Nurses?
Remote nurses have plenty of options for contract, part-time, or full-time positions. Depending on your interests and experience, it can be fairly easy to find your perfect fit nowadays.
Can I Immediately Become A Remote Nurse Or Do I Need Experience?
Many healthcare organizations look for entry-level remote nurses with a bachelor’s degree and an RN license. Therefore, you can go fully remote in nursing even if you haven’t had work experience yet.
However, previous experience and referrals are always a plus. Whether you’ve worked in pediatrics, primary care, or outpatient practice, your experience increases your chances to be hired for a remote nursing job. Keep in mind that you will need to continue your education to gain more CE credits in order to keep your license, even though you work remotely.
How Can I Get A Remote Nursing Job?
When starting a work-from-home nursing job search, join clinical-specific job boards such as The Remote Nurse, but also look at nursing job postings and set up a job alert at Indeed, FlexJobs, ZipRecruiter, etc. Read each job description carefully to see if you fit and if the role fits you.
What Is A HEDIS Nurse?
HEDIS stands for the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. HEDIS nurses play an important role in non-clinical nursing. They collect and review medical records and other healthcare organization data to improve the overall quality of patient care and measure health insurance plan performance to the standards of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA.)
This can be done remotely, but you’ll need to apply at the NCQA and pass the HEDIS Compliance Audit Exam. A HEDIS nurse earns around $82,751 annually.
What Are The Advantages Of Remote Nursing Jobs?
Remote nursing job advantages include:
- Decreased stress as opposed to on-site healthcare service jobs
- Flexible (and possibly shorter) shifts
- The freedom to work from anywhere
- Not having to commute to work
- Easy access to Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Opportunities to make a positive impact on patient care, depending on your role
What Is The Highest Paying Remote Nursing Job?
Remote full-time nurse case managers (over $93,000) and clinical trial managers (almost $90,000) have the highest average salaries. Both senior RN case and clinical trial managers have a salary potential of more than $110,000 per year in the US.
