Increase Your Marketability in the Case Management Field
For nurses looking to be more competitive within the evolving marketplace of professional nursing practice, case management can be a rewarding and excellent career choice.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, in its 2011 Occupational Outlook Handbook, identifies case management as a field projected to grow faster than other job categories. And with a new era of care that stems costs and lowers readmission rates, case managers will need a deep understanding of clinical, financial, and patient advocacy functions.
As we know, having the right knowledge is key. To best help patients, providers, and payors manage the dynamic complexities and costs of health care delivery, case managers will have to understand best practices, possess critical thinking skills, and utilize techniques for empowered advocacy on behalf of their patients. This knowledge base requires a higher degree of education that teaches best practices, critical thinking skills, and a foundation for empowered advocacy.
Your marketability in the case management field will depend upon obtaining the credentials, education, and on-the-job experience that tomorrow's employers will be seeking-so it's crucial to identify the knowledge and skills you will need, and begin planning strategically to achieve them.
Start planning your future today.
American Sentinel is one of few universities to offer an online RN to MSN and MSN case management specialization. Programs are ideal for working nurses. Affordable, eight-week courses start monthly and can be completed around a busy schedule.
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