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Typical
venues: long-term care facilities, health care organizations,
HMOs, community health organizations, behavioral health programs,
rehab centers, schools, case management companies
Education:
active RN licensure
Certification
available: modular certification offered by:
American
Nurses Credentialing Center
600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 100 West
Washington, D.C. 20024-2571
(800) 284-2378
General
certification information, including links to FAQs
Specific
information about case management modular certification
CCM (certified
case manager) certification offered by:
Commission for Case Manager Certification
1835 Rohlwing Road, Suite D
Rolling Meadows, Ill. 60008
(847) 818-0292
CCMC home page
http://www.ccmcertification.org
Job
outlook: The Bureau of Labor statistics predicts that
nursing as a whole will be one of the top 10 fastest growing
professions in the United States in the next decade. The need
for case managers is likely to grow rapidly as the ever-increasing
number of elderly patients require help with managing their
chronic conditions.
Opportunities:
working with patients on an on-going basis across the continuum
of care
Challenges:
Coordinating care for patients with limited insurance coverage
or limited access to care can be difficult.
For
more information:
Case Management Society of America
8201 Cantrell Road, Suite 230
Little Rock, Ark. 72227
(501) 225-2229
Fax (501) 221-9068
www.cmsa.org
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