Most RNs think they have no choice in whether they get a pay raise or not. That’s simply not true. You have more control over a pay raise than you think. Just don’t expect it to come from the hospital where you work.
I asked five Certified Legal Nurse Consultants how they command a higher legal nurse consultant salary. It comes down to the strategies they use to gain industry recognition as experts. You can do the same following these recommendations.
As a CLNC consultant you’re in complete control of how things are done and what you accomplish in your legal nurse consultant jobs. You decide how to run your CLNC business and the types of cases you consult on.
Are attorneys scary? For five new Certified Legal Nurse Consultants the answer was Yes until they spent a day exhibiting to attorneys with a CLNC Mentor and me.
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Legal nurse consulting doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing venture. By getting started part time you can comfortably build a business of your choosing and supplement your RN income with legal nurse consultant income while working your hospital job.
Nursing was everything I wanted – and more. And more. And still more. Last year, I assumed a full management role in my hospital job. What eventually pushed me over the edge, the push I needed to launch my legal nurse consulting business, was being assigned five nursing units. I had to manage mother-baby, neonatal intensive care, medical-surgical and the pediatric center by myself. On top of all that, I had to work staff in labor and delivery. I’m a board certified ED nurse and have never in my life worked labor and delivery. The situation was a risk nightmare.
*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.
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