When I decided to sign up for nursing school, I knew that I wanted to work in a clinical environment. But after working a grueling year in a pediatric unit at a hospital, I started to look for other opportunities. As I began my search for something non-clinical, I was amazed at the host of possibilities available to nurses.
Over the years, I've worked in a wide variety of nursing jobs from prior authorization and medical record review to clinical research; in fact, that's one of the great things about nursing, its versatility.
Oh, and let's not forget the high demand for nurses!
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for registered nurses is expected to grow 15 percent between 2016 and 2026, which is a faster-than-average growth rate for a job in the United States.
If you're looking to leave the clinical environment and ditch the commute, here are some of the best work-at-home jobs for nurses!
If You Have an Advanced Nursing Degree
1. Online Nursing Faculty
If you have an MSN or a Ph.D. in nursing — you can teach online nursing classes to college students. To teach BSN coursework, you must have an MSN degree, and to teach MSN nursing classes you have must a Ph.D.
Here are some of the companies that hire online nursing instructors:
- Excelsior College
- Kaplan
- Pearson
- Western Governors University
- Steward Health Care System
- Strayer University
2. Nursing Evaluator
If you have an MSN degree, you can grade nursing students' academic submissions. Western Governors University hires for this position.
If You Have You Have an RN License
3. Telephonic Case Manager
Case Management is probably the most well known work-at-home nursing jobs. As a Case Manager, you'll oversee your patients care plan making sure that they receive the appropriate care, resources, and referrals so that they have can a successful outcome.
These employers hire remote case managers:
4. Remote Diabetic Educator
These positions usually require a Bachelor's Degree along with an RN or an RD (Registered Dietitian) license. As a Diabetic Educator, you'll work with diabetics to ensure proper disease understanding, knowledge, and diabetic care, routine, and resources.
Here are a couple of companies that hire telephonic diabetic educators:
5. Freelance Nursing Writers
Nursing writers write content for test prep courses, instructional manuals, and other training materials. If you're interested in this sort of work, other terms to search for are Nurse Certification Writers, Nurse Research Writers, Learning Development Writers, and Medical Writers. GEISWriters.com hires for this online nursing job.
Related Content: From Nursing to Freelance Writing – One Mom’s Path to Working From Home
6. Telehealth Triage Registered Nurse
In this role, the nurse performs screening calls to determine the appropriate path of care for patients. Sometimes called, Care Advisor RNs.
These employers hire telehealth nurses:
- Edward Elmhurst Health
- Medtronic
- HealthPartners
- Carenet Healthcare Services
- RelateCare
- Sequence Health
- U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
7. RN Insurance Jobs
In this role, you will review medical records to make sure that the code billed was the appropriate code for the services rendered. These positions do require some technical writing skills, as you will contact providers for additional information and denial of payment notices. Other keywords to search for if you're interested in this position are, Concurrent Review RN, Clinical Appeals Nurse, RN Appeal Writer, Review Nurse, and Surveillance and Utilization Review (SURS) Nurse.
Here are some companies that hire for this online nursing position:
8. Virtual Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Clinical Research Associates oversee all aspects of pharmaceutical research studies, from recruiting and monitoring to budgeting and reporting. These positions require a Bachelor's degree, an RN nursing degree, or experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC). From my experience, the majority of these positions are home-based, but they do require some travel.
These employers hire home-based CRAs:
If You Have an RN, LPN, or LVN
9. Remote Quality Improvement Nurse
As a Quality Improvement Nurse, you will review hospitals' nursing record documentation for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate level coding. These positions usually contain a teaching element, where the nurse educates the staff on the importance of proper documentation and coding practices. Usually requires a fair amount of travel; on some job postings, it's 70 to 80 percent travel time. If you're interested in applying for this position, also search the keywords Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Data Abstractor, and Nurse Consultant.
Check out these companies for this type of online nursing job:
10. Remote Teacher Assistant – LPN or LVN
Teacher Assistants help the instructor with a wide variety of tasks, like assisting with assignments, tutoring, and classroom support. Achieve Test Prep hires for this work from home nursing job.
Spin Your Nursing Knowledge Into a New Career
11. Virtual Healthcare Recruiter
In this position, you'll search for and screen candidates for various healthcare positions. Most of these positions require a Bachelor's Degree with a healthcare background. Also, search for the keyword, Nurse Recruiter or RN Recruiter.
Here are some companies that hire work-at-home healthcare recruiters:
12. Clinical Sales Specialist
As a sales representative, you will work with doctors, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals in clinical settings to educate them on healthcare products, services, medications, and programs. Most sales positions offer a base salary with commission on sales or sign-ups. The majority of sales positions require overnight travel, usually about 50 percent of the time, the other portion you will work from home. Other terms to search for are Healthcare Sales Rep, Clinical Marketing Manager, and Clinical Sales Representative. CVS hires Clinical Sales Reps.
13. Become a Legal Nurse Consultant
First, Legal Nurse Consultants work on their own as independent contractors; they are not employees. Second, you will need additional training for this position, and the one I'm most familiar with is Vickie Milazzo's (because I have received her brochures in the mail). Even if you don't take her training, her website has a lot of great information on how to get clients, how much you can earn, as well as success stories. If you're interested in this career, also check out Alice Adam's story — it has lots of useful information about the industry.
Alternative Jobs for Nurses
14. Nurse Turned Entrepreneur
You can also take your nursing knowledge and spin it into a whole new career, by starting a business. In fact, that's just what Elizabeth Irvine did. Once a pediatric nurse, Elizabeth now runs a business where she educates and empowers women through serenity jewelry, inspirational books, and soul-full workshops and retreats. You can check out her story here.
15. Nurse Turned Blogger
If you'd had told me, I would be running a blogging business from home; I would have said you're crazy! But here I am. After unhappily working in the nursing field for five years, I decided to become a full-time stay-at-home mom, which launched my search for online jobs, and subsequent action of starting this blog. I've been running a blogging business for ten years now, and I couldn't be happier.
If you're curious about my blogging journey, you can read it here.
And if you'd like to start your own blog from home, I have a step-by-step tutorial here to get you started.
16. Nurse Turned Coder
Like a lot of nurses, Nadia Copeland loved her job and the people she worked with, but she was tired of how budget concerns affected patient care, and her health was suffering due to the overall stress of her job. After quitting her nursing job, Nadia looked into LaunchCode’s CoderGirl Program at the urging of her husband. Not only was Nadia good at coding, but she enjoyed the challenge. Nadia says, “I’m grateful for what nursing taught me, but I’m so much happier in my current role and industry, and I’m looking forward to becoming as seasoned in computer programming as I was at providing health care.”
Still Not Finding Your Dream At-Home Nursing Job?
FlexJobs is my favorite place to search for work-at-home jobs because they let you refine your search by job type, schedule, job category, telecommuting level, company accolades, career level, and title. Being able to break down your job search into these specific categories will help you find what you're looking for faster. Plus, all their job postings are hand-screened for legitimacy, so you don't have to worry about dealing with scams.
Another great place to find remote nursing jobs is in the Facebook group, Remote Nursing Jobs. Sadie the founder of the group, is a nurse that works from home and who has a knack for finding these jobs. New job leads and information are posted daily.
Have you brought your nursing job home? We'd love to hear about it, or if you've spun off into a new career, we'd love to hear about that too!
You’ll Also Love These Posts:
Studies have shown if you like this blog post — you will also love the following articles. I handpicked them just for you!
- Why This Nurse Made the Switch to Medical Coding and Billing
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- Where to Find Work From Home Medical Insurance Jobs
Originally published December 2, 2016. Content updated March 5, 2019.
Holly Reisem Hanna is the publisher and founder of The Work at Home Woman, which has been helping individuals find remote careers and businesses that feed their souls since 2009. Through her unconventional career path of holding over 30 jobs and obtaining two college degrees, she’s been able to figure out how to find a career path that you’re truly passionate about. Holly’s had the pleasure of sharing her expertise on sites like CNN, MSN Money, Huffington Post, Woman’s Day Magazine, as well as being recognized by Forbes as one of the “Top 100 Websites for Your Career.” Holly resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband and daughter and enjoys reading, traveling, and yoga.
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Stepfanie RN BSN Pugh says
October 1, 2019 at 6:48 amHello I was a Med-Surg nurse for 3 years before my injury. I had 1 year of clinical rotation to go for my NP. I have had 3 surgeries on my right wrist. I have a right fused wrist and CRPS. In the left shoulder I have bicep tendinitis. My restrictions are no lifting, pushing, pulling more than 10-20lbs. I am unable to perform repetitive tasks with my right wrist and left shoulder.
Are their any jobs out here that I would be able work as a RN?
Thanks,
Stepfanie
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
October 1, 2019 at 8:45 amHi Stephanie,
Sorry to hear about your injuries.
None of these nursing jobs require physical labor. Although, you’ll want to be sure that you have an erogonomic home office setup so that you don’t end up with carpal tunnel.
If you’re interested in working remotely for an insurance company — check out this post:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/medical-insurance-jobs/
You can also join Sadie’s Facebook Group — she posts new work at home job leads for nurses almost daily:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/314006579279450/
Good luck and keep me posted on your progress!
Vikki Johnson says
September 12, 2019 at 1:11 pmI’m currently working from home as a telephonic case manager but because of the production standards and because I’m also a caregiver I wanted to look for something like a 24/7 nurse line where I could take a call and move on to the next as well as work part time. I have BSN and wondered how much training is involved.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
September 12, 2019 at 4:20 pmHi Vikki,
What about poison control hotlines? They’re open 24/7 — you do need a special certification, but I think they’ll train the right individual.
Also, have you joined this remote nursing group on Facebook? Sadie, the owner, knows a ton about remote nursing jobs, and she can probably direct you in the right direction: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314006579279450/
Maggie says
September 6, 2019 at 6:32 pmHolly,
I generally have a handful of nursing jobs available on any given day. Currently, I have 2 Bilingual (S) Telemedicine openings for Geriatric, LPN(s) w 1-year experience or new grad! :-) Great pay with weekly bonuses based on performance metrics. Send resume and cover letter to vaquero1873@yahoo.com
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
September 8, 2019 at 6:20 pmThanks for sharing, Maggie!
Do you have a link to the company website?
Otomfon says
July 11, 2019 at 10:11 pmI’m a BSN Nurse from Nigeria, looking forward to working from home as a Nurse. I’m I eligible to any of openings?
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
July 13, 2019 at 8:01 amOur job leads are geared towards US residents. Give FlexJobs a look, they have international opportunities.
Linda says
June 12, 2019 at 3:15 pmI ran into this website as I googled work from home jobs for nurses. I have been a nurse for almost 20 yrs and have lots of hospital/clinic experience. I’m a busy momma of three girls. I would like any recommendations of companies to work for from any of you. I’m excited to give this a try in the near future.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
June 13, 2019 at 8:02 amHi Linda,
So glad you’re here! What type of nursing would you like to do from home?
Regina says
June 6, 2019 at 2:26 pmLooking for LPN work from home jobs in Hampton , Va.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
June 7, 2019 at 8:20 amHi Regina,
Have you searched on Indeed or FlexJobs?
Jamie Miller says
April 3, 2019 at 2:29 pmHi, I have worked as a surgical/CVOR nurse for the past 9 years. Even though I do love it in the operating room, I find myself wanting to step back and have more flexibility with my schedule. My daughters are growing up and I don’t want to miss their last high school memories.
Do you know if there is anything that I could do from home that is maybe more geared for acute care?
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
April 4, 2019 at 8:29 amHi Jamie,
There are quite a few triage type positions. I love FlexJobs for finding remote nursing positions, but you could also use Indeed.
Good luck and keep me posted!
Shirin Didier says
February 18, 2019 at 2:12 amHello, I live in Costa Rica, but have an active RN Florida license since 2003. My background is ICU. At the moment I’m looking for job opportunities I can do from Costa Rica. I still do perdiem in ICU in a hospital in Miami. So far I just hit dead ends. Your input would be greatly appreciated.
Shirin Didier
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
February 19, 2019 at 8:15 amThat’s a great question!
Most of the companies I know of, only hire US-based nurses. Have you tried checking out FlexJobs? They have an international section that may be helpful. Check out this post for world-wide opps: https://ckarchive.com/b/mvu7h5hn3v88
If you find something — I’d love to hear about it.
savithri says
January 12, 2019 at 2:00 amAm savithri MSc nursing, from India, whether can I work from India
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
January 13, 2019 at 9:15 amThe Work at Home Woman’s job leads are for US residents.
Please check out FlexJobs for international listings:
http://flexjobsrocks.go2cloud.org/SHPF (affiliate link)
Tamalika Basu says
March 5, 2019 at 10:41 amHello! Who are you? Send me your identity now in time. My WhatsApp number is 8777237403.
Shawna G says
October 18, 2018 at 12:28 amCan you recommend any nurse recruiters? I am having a hard time getting any responses from remote positions ☹
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
October 18, 2018 at 9:29 amI’m sorry to hear that, Shawna!
Check out this list for recruitment agencies:
http://creativenurse.com/top-nursing-recruitment-agencies-in-usa/
Do you have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile? If not, I highly suggest doing that. Even though I’m a retired nurse, I still get recruiters contacting me for nursing positions.
AJITHA says
October 2, 2018 at 11:31 pmHai, Am Ajitha. Am an Indian GNM staff nurse having 20 yrs of hospital experience. Now I want a job, How can I get case manager job? plz reply.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
October 3, 2018 at 8:58 amAre you located here in the United States? If so, click on the links above to apply for the jobs.
If you’re located outside the US, try FlexJobs for international work-from-home options: http://flexjobsrocks.go2cloud.org/SHPF (affiliate link)
Good luck with your job search!
Suganthi Samuel says
August 20, 2018 at 1:03 amHi,I’m RN nurse age 50 like to work at home,but I need a job,
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
August 20, 2018 at 11:21 amMost of the positions listed above are work-at-home jobs. The ones listed at the bottom are business ideas.
Good luck on your job hunt!
Simone irie says
June 2, 2018 at 1:10 amI work from home as a RN coder and I love it. It is a welcome change from the hospital because I was so burnt out!
Pros: Working from home saves me time from commuting, less wear and tear on my car and less stress on my body, I can cook lunch if I want, flexible hours.
Cons: people think they can just drop by your house at anytime, so you need to set boundaries. It can get lonely if you are used to being around a lot of people I post work from home nurse and other medical professional jobs weekly on my youtube channel ” Simone irie ” . Stop by for more info :0)
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
June 4, 2018 at 7:34 amGlad you found a work-at-home job that is less stressful! What company are you working for?
Lisa says
June 26, 2018 at 10:17 pmHi. I’ve been nursing for 23 years and currently work at home as a case manager. I would like to continue working at home and I’m interesting in coding but having a hard time getting a job due to no coding experience. How do you get coding experience.
BOCHU KAVITHA says
May 15, 2018 at 1:23 pmI NEED TO WORK AS A TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGER.I HAVE 5YRS OF EXPERIENCE IN HOSPITAL AS A ICU INCHARGE NURSE
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
May 15, 2018 at 2:40 pmHave you looked at the above companies?
FlexJobs is another great source for finding nursing jobs.
Maria Vicroa Albia says
April 24, 2018 at 3:55 amHi I’m Nurse Vicky from Philippines, Do you hire Regisered Nurse in Ph? If so, how can I proceed?
Thanks,
Vicky
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
April 24, 2018 at 7:45 amHi Maria,
These jobs are for US residents.
Try taking a look at FlexJobs — they have a few telecommuting positions for nurses in the Philippines:
http://flexjobsrocks.go2cloud.org/SHkZ (affiliate link)
Good luck!
Angela Shaver says
March 15, 2018 at 2:09 pmHi Everyone,
I am new to this post. I have been working from home as an RN for the past 7 years. In that time I have obtained my BSN through my employer. I now find myself being the product of a major downsizing. There are many opportunities out there. You just have to keep looking.
Mrs. P says
March 13, 2018 at 1:30 pmHi there.. Interesting read.
I am a Jamaican nurse who works in Tourism but I think it is time to move on.
How likely is it to land an international work at home job seeing that Jamaica does not offer this kind of post, ever…?
Do you think employers for work at home posts will require me having their specific license even though I would work from home?
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
March 16, 2018 at 8:39 pmI would look at FlexJobs. They have a section of global positions for telecommuters. I’m not sure how many companies hire nurses outside the US though.
Val Railey says
February 26, 2018 at 4:36 pmHello I am seasoned RN last worked ICU and Medical Step down Unit. I was involved in a MVA and has been off work since 2016. However, my physician has said I am able to work just with out lifting, pulling, or pushing anything greater than 10-15 pounds. Which lead me to be terminated after being off work over a year because the hospital could not accommodate my restrictions. I am interested in doing some home nursing can you help me find something I may be able to perform at home. Thank you.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
February 27, 2018 at 8:00 amHi Val,
I’m sorry to hear about your accident. All of the above mentions are viable nursing options that offer telecommuting positions.
If you’re looking to save time with your job search, I highly suggest paying for a FlexJobs’ membership. They’ll have all of the most current nursing listings on their website, so you won’t have to dig through each company’s site looking for the remote positions.
If you have more specific questions, let me know. Good luck!
Chloe Knudsen says
January 31, 2018 at 2:21 pmHi, my name is Chloe, and I am a RN with a Bachelor’s Degree, looking for a stay a home job because of a automobile accident that left me disabled. I love nursing and recently went back and took HEIDIS Nurse Training and received my certificate. I am just not quite sure how to begin looking for a work at home job.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
February 1, 2018 at 9:26 amHi Chloe,
I’m sorry to hear about your accident.
Here are some great articles on getting started with your remote job search:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/work-from-home-job-linkedin/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/work-from-home-job-search/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/use-twitter-for-your-job-search/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/10-steps-work-at-home-success/
Good luck and keep us posted!
Betty Williams says
January 1, 2019 at 12:32 pmChloe who did you go through for your HEDIS my name is Betty Williams can you email me at sapphirec65@yahoo.com for information please and thankbyou
Edie says
May 23, 2019 at 12:31 pmI’d like to know this information as well :)
CeCe says
October 21, 2019 at 7:04 pmHi Chloe,
I would like to know how to get HEDIS training/cert as well!
Kara says
October 15, 2017 at 8:35 pmThanks for the helpful advice! How difficult is it to land a Case Management position with no previous experience? I have a BSN, have worked in nursing since 2002 in many different areas, and yet it seems I am having difficulty finding a work from home position. I have always wanted to work in Case Management, which is one of the reasons I went back to school. But I don’t have all the certifications these companies seem to require. Finding it frustrating and beginning to think that a work at home position is out of reach…
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
October 16, 2017 at 11:39 amHi Kara, I’m not sure. Do you have a LinkedIn profile that says you’re searching for a remote nurse case management position? I get a lot of recruiters contacting me on there for nursing positions. You may also want to seek out a nurse recruiter to assist you — they make money off of each successful placement, so it’s free for you.
Wellbox says
September 12, 2017 at 11:32 amGreat article! I work for a company that is always looking for great nurses to work from home, caring for senior citizens. If you are interested you can learn more here: https://wellbox.care/careers/positions/
Vince says
September 21, 2017 at 5:14 amHi. Does Wellbox hire LVN’S?
Cathy says
September 30, 2017 at 3:37 pmHi am a full time long term care RN for the past 8 years,am from Canada and wanting to work at home interested if you can help me thanks.
Denise Smith says
April 9, 2018 at 9:00 pmAre they still hiring?
Keisha says
August 15, 2017 at 7:37 pmHello work at home woman, thanks for putting this website together. I came across this site after searching for nursing work at home jobs. Very good read, informative and filled with resources.
I am a float nurse in a very busy hospital, but for the past year I have had this great yearning to step away from the bedside and work from home. A big part of it though is because I would like to start a family. I am beat up and tired all
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
August 16, 2017 at 9:10 amHi Keisha,
I hear you! I was exhausted working on the floor! There are lots of remote opportunities for nurses. Good luck and keep us posted.
Mansi says
August 8, 2017 at 12:05 pmI am an BSN nurse from india. I had work experience for 6 month in hospital. Further i m preparing for RN exam . N part time working as Director in School.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
August 9, 2017 at 2:46 pmGood luck on your nursing exam!
William Finn says
May 3, 2017 at 4:00 amNow a days Technology has so increased that any Registered Nurse can share his experience online via watsapp or Video Calling or Audio Calling Support. Registered Nurse can guide his patient at its best. Guidance by an expert Nurse in her work is the most important thing.
Debbie says
November 17, 2017 at 11:31 pmIs watsapp hire RN’s? I am looking for a remote nurse position and am finding it very frustrating.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
November 19, 2017 at 8:17 pmWhatsApp is a tech company. They don’t hire nurses.
He was saying you could use the platform to connect with people who would like to consult with a nurse, basically, start your own business.