Hi!

10 Comments

1. BeaBoss979975April 13,2023 at 6:17PM UTC

   How about medical coding? Or telenurse for an insurance company? You probably already thought of those, but it is all I can come up with. My sympathy for your predicament and health challenges.

2. Lisa WalkerApril 13,2023 at 9:38PM UTC

   Is the struggle with landing the job, or with landing interviews? That may help identify where you can improve. Search LinkedIn for someone who IS a telenurse, reach out and ask them to review your resume to give you critique. Ask for advice on how they landed the job you want!

3. NrsdeslApril 14,2023 at 6:59PM UTC

   Thank you very much!! I will do that!

4. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistApril 14,2023 at 4:37AM UTC

   What kind of nursing is your experience?

5. NrsdeslApril 14,2023 at 6:58PM UTC

   Although I spent the last 17 years in correctional nursing, I would say my expertise is med/ surg. In the prison nurses wear many hats. I was nursing, case management, lab, psych, hospice, emergency, trauma, etc. Prior to that I was Labor and Delivery and before that I was sub acute step down.

6. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistApril 14,2023 at 7:29PM UTC

   So you have a broad range of experience that should be valuable to those hiring for telehealth nurses.

   What have you done so far in your job search? You said you keep getting turned down. What does that mean? Are you getting interviews? Making it to final round? Have you connected with agencies regarding a contract position?

7. NrsdeslApril 15,2023 at 3:51PM UTC

   Hi Joan,

   I applied to 82 different positions on Indeed. I had 2 interviews. The others sent emails telling me "although you have great experience we have decided to proceed to the next level without you"

   It's so frustrating.

   I even paid a resume service to re-do my resume. Nothing.

   Agencies are only hiring bedside. With being on oxygen I really need a work from home job. I'm on 2L at rest but up to 8L while walking.

8. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistApril 15,2023 at 8:56PM UTC

   I ran a quick search in Linkedin for telehealth nurse and got 51,000 hits. Granted all were not telehealth positions but I did find this one that was just posted yesterday and has a $20k sign on bonus:

   https://jobs.tenethealth.com/job/turlock/rn-med-tele-full-time-rotating-shifts-20k-welcome-incentive/1127/46686484080

   With telehealth, the states that you are licensed in can be an issue. Are you in a compact state? That can make it easier. Would you be willing to get licensed in other states? When I recruited for telehealth nurses, we would pay for them to get licensed in additional states. The most valuable skill set we were looking for was triage experience because that's essentially what you're doing over the phone. And any kind of ER experience should be emphasized.

   Agencies are not only hiring bedside - I hired multiple RNs (are you an RN? I don't see where you mentioned if you are) that were rolling off their telehealth contracts.

   Regarding paying to have your resume redone - I can't tell you how many times I've said "I really like your experience but we have to fix this resume" only to be told "I just paid to have it professionally redone".

   What happened with the interviews you had? How did you feel you interviewed? Did you feel you had the skillset they were looking for?

9. Lisa ApolisApril 16,2023 at 4:41PM UTC

   I also suggest insurance companies. Pharmaceutical companies also hire nurses for a variety of positions, such as reviewing adverse event calls, promotional materials, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, etc.

10. Coach Nancie Kay ShumanApril 17,2023 at 12:41PM UTC

    Do you have an advanced degree? If so, Universities are begging for instructors! There are plenty which teach remote.