Case Management Career Satisfaction Surpasses National Average in 2024
Case Management Career Satisfaction Surpasses National Average in 2024 The 2024 Case Management Salary and Trends Survey reveals remarkably high job satisfaction rates among case managers, significantly outpacing national averages. With nearly 70% of case managers reporting high job satisfaction, the profession stands out as a bright spot in today’s challenging healthcare landscape.
Work-Life Balance: A Key Advantage of Case Management Careers
Work-Life Balance: A Key Advantage of Case Management Careers The 2024 Case Management Salary and Trends Survey reveals compelling data about work-life balance in case management. The majority of case managers enjoy weekends off, limited holiday work requirements, and minimal overtime. These findings suggest that case management offers healthcare professionals an opportunity to maintain a rewarding career while achieving better work-life integration.
Case Manager Salaries Show Strong Growth Trend
Summary: The 2024 Case Management Salary & Trends Survey reveals impressive case manager salaries growth trend in the profession, with over 36% of case managers earning $100,000 or more annually. The survey also shows continued high job satisfaction among case managers.
Is Case Management Still a Strong Career Move for Nurses in 2025?
The latest 2024 Case Management Salary and Trends Survey results continue to demonstrate that case management offers nurses an attractive career path. Case managers earn higher salaries, report strong job satisfaction, enjoy better work-life balance, and experience high job security. The data shows case management remains a compelling option for nurses seeking advanced beyond bedside care.
Nurses exploring career advancement opportunities often ask whether case management is a good option. The 2024 Case Management Salary and Trends Survey, with over 2,600 respondents, provides compelling evidence that case management continues to offer significant advantages for nurses considering a career change.
Celebrating Case Managers
Celebrating Case Managers, I have been a nurse case manager since 1988.
Like many others, I entered the practice without knowing what case management was. Still, we worked together to develop a definition, standards of practice, and an ethical statement that guides practice.
We did this by coming together to support a common cause: ensuring that each person who enters the healthcare system receives the proper care at the right time, in the least restrictive setting, for the most cost-effective price.
Renewing your Professional License or Certifications
I am a procrastinator; I admit it. To address this, here are some things I do for renewing your professional license or certifications.
In general, I make a lot of to-do lists. I write down when I need to accomplish a task and usually schedule it a week in advance to complete it on time. This helps me stay organized and meet deadlines.
In the area of my professional license and national certifications, I pay special attention to when my nursing license and case management/patient advocate certifications need to be renewed.
Time flies, and it is easy to overlook these dates. You will usually get a notice from the Licensing agency or certification organization when it is time to renew. Still, if you miss it, you could lose your license and certification. To avoid this, I list which certifications and licenses I must renew each year and then review what they require for this cycle.
Staying Social Media-Savvy for Professional Case Managers
What’s the Harm of Posting My Case Management Exam Passage and Other Accomplishments Online? You have studied long and hard for that case management credentialing exam, and the day has finally arrived! You take the exam, finish, hit submit, and eagerly wait for your computer to show that glorious “PASS” symbol! You are elated when […]
Do I Have to be a Nurse to be a Case Manager: Correcting the Misinformation
The question often looms: do I have to be a nurse to be a case manager? This is an especially common query in The Case Manager’s Community, and particularly across hospital- and health plan-based case managers. The short answer to this question is NO. However, as is typical within our case management profession, there is NO short or easy answer.
Ways to Demonstrate YOU are a Leader
Case Managers are leaders. Ways to Demonstrate YOU are a Leader is to take on responsibilities and challenges that most others shy away from. Case managers can demonstrate their leadership traits in the following ways:
As a Case Manager, My Boss Says I Don’t Need to be Licensed in Every State that My Patients Are In… Is This Correct? (UPDATED 6/24/2024)
The short answer is: NO! The industry standard for professional case managers is that they should be licensed in every state that their patients are in. However, case managers across practice settings are put in an ethical and legal “hot seat” with respect to this issue. Employer mandates don’t sync with professional requirements. This leaves […]