Self-Employed/PRNs - A Primer

What types of self employment businesses build on a RNs knowledge and skills?

Businesses that:

• Identify problems, develop workable solutions, and resolve problems for healthcare facilities
• Use technology solutions to enable you to free lance and work directly with healthcare facilities 
• Design customized care plans and initiate treatment for patients to promote wellness
• Offer temporary healthcare services to healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, home health etc.)
• Provide durable medical equipment, medical supplies, and/or medical clothing (uniforms and scrubs)
• Review the care provided and develop new ways to ensure the patient’s well-being and safety
• Provide an insider’s view on medical issues to legal professionals
• Bring new products related to healthcare to market
• Review medical billing to check if all charges were actually performed (documented) as they were coded – the RN coder reviews prospectively and the medical auditor reviews retrospectively

What are the advantages of RN self-employment?

1. Be your own boss. Be Innovative. Be transformative!
2. Determine your goals, such as working for money, fulfilling your nursing needs, or a combination of both
3. Choose your customers, patients, and coworkers
4. Do the work you enjoy
5. Design your own flexible schedule
6. Work from the comfort of your home or in an office outside your home
7. Write your own policies and procedures on how you will perform the work
8. Set your own work preferences (driving distance, schedule, rate etc.)