Also called: RPM Nurse, Chronic Care Management Nurse
Watches readings from patients' home devices and steps in before problems become emergencies.
Reviews a dashboard of blood pressure, weight, and glucose readings beamed from patients' homes, calls a heart-failure patient whose weight jumped overnight, and adjusts the plan with the doctor.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. RN license (ADN or BSN) plus clinical experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing.
Growing much faster than average. Fast-growing Medicare-covered service.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Algorithms flag abnormal readings so each nurse watches more patients; deciding what to do and calling patients stays human.
Classes: Biology, Statistics, Health-science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1141.
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