Work From Home Healthcare Jobs

Are you interested in securing a remote healthcare position or transitioning from in-office to working from home in your current job? This guide details popular healthcare jobs you can perform from home and how you can shift out of the traditional workplace.

Read on to explore potential opportunities in remote healthcare.

This section lists some of the most common work-from-home healthcare jobs and includes information on job duties, aspects of remote work, educational requirements, and average salaries.

As directors of healthcare services, healthcare administrators manage medical practices, clinical departments, or healthcare facilities. Typical duties include developing goals and objectives, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, improving healthcare delivery, supervising staff, and managing finances.

Much of the daily work of healthcare administration involves computer work, interacting with medical staff, and leading or attending meetings. With the aid of teleconferencing technology, healthcare administrators can check in with physicians and nurses and be present at meetings from their home offices.

While a bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for becoming a healthcare administrator, many employers prefer a master’s degree in health administration or advanced nursing. Programs can be completed in 2-3 years and often include supervised work experience.

Except with nursing home administrators, licenses are not required. Certification for this position is optional. The average annual salary for this occupation totals $104,280.

Nurses care for patients under the supervision of physicians or higher-level nurses. Their responsibilities encompass assessing patients, recording symptoms and medical history, administering medication, creating care plans, and patient education. Nursing is traditionally a hands-on profession, but many aspects can be performed virtually.

The pandemic has given rise to an increase in telehealth nursing options, through telephone triage, in which patients describe their ailment and nurses advise on next steps, and online visits for non-acute conditions and injuries. Nurse supervisors and educators can conduct meetings and staff trainings virtually through videoconferencing.

Telehealth nurses usually hold registered nurse (RN) licensure, which requires a bachelor’s or associate degree in nursing, with supervised clinical rotations and a passing score on the National Council Licensure Examination (commonly known as the NCLEX-RN). Nurses can pursue optional certification in a specialty area.

RNs earn average annual salaries of $75,330, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Health services providers, medical equipment companies, and pharmaceutical companies hire medical writers to produce journal articles, website content, position papers, and training materials. Medical writers conduct research, interview medical staff and other stakeholders, and tailor their writing to intended audiences, such as medical professionals or healthcare recipients. The ability to summarize and explain complex information is key.

Medical writing can easily be completed from a home office. Most of the work is done on a computer, and meetings or consultations with collaborators and experts can be held through online conferencing tools or over a phone call.

Medical writers need extensive knowledge of the healthcare field and medical terminology. Employers typically require a bachelor’s degree in a relevant medical field or in writing or communications with a background in health or biological sciences. Medical writing certification is optional but beneficial.

Annual salaries for these professionals average around $73,730.

Billers and coders work for medical facilities or insurance companies handling patient payments and insurance claims. They use a coding system for updating patient diagnoses and procedures and must stay up-to-date with regulatory standards and changes.

Medical billers and coders work on computers and interact with patients, physicians, and insurance companies by phone and email. The work can easily transfer to a home office.

These professionals need a high school diploma or equivalent, along with a Certified Professional Coder certification. Some billers and coders obtain a postsecondary certificate or associate degree. One or two years of supervised training is advisable prior to transitioning to a remote position. The job also requires fast typing skills and knowledge of medical terminology.

Medical billers and coders make average salaries of $41,910 per year, according to PayScale.

Medical case managers monitor patients’ treatments and insurance coverage, functioning as liaisons between physicians, insurers, and patients. Duties include pre-screening patients to determine their eligibility for services, developing care plans, and managing claims. They must continue to monitor patients for changes in health and corresponding insurance coverage to ensure patients receive fair treatment.

While case management traditionally requires some in-person contact, it has transitioned to operating entirely through telehealth. Case managers can check in with patients and consult with physicians through online conferencing or by phone and work with insurance companies by phone and email.

Case managers typically hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing or a field like social work. Many employers prefer to hire RNs or candidates with a master’s degree. Important skills include medical terminology, electronic medical records, and counseling. Annual salaries average around $52,800.

Healthcare recruiters search for and communicate with medical professionals on behalf of employer organizations. They screen and interview applicants, follow up with references, and submit viable applications to the hiring committee. Recruiters need skills in building applicant databases, along with creating relationships with employers and job-seekers.

Recruiting translates well into a work-from-home position. Employers and applicants can be contacted by phone or email, and interviews and presentations about the facility can take place through videoconferencing. Database updates and other computer work fill the remaining tasks.

Some employers may prefer a medical or nursing background, while others may prefer those with sales or recruiting experience. Typically, a bachelor’s degree in human resources or business administration provides a solid background, but some employers hire high school graduates with relevant work experience.

Healthcare recruiters make an average annual salary of $47,980.

Nutritionists advise clients about their diet with the goal of helping them achieve weight loss; better health; greater athletic performance; or recovery from disease, eating disorders, treatments, or injuries. Clients may include individuals, hospitals, clinics, and schools. Nutritionists must have knowledge of food science and meal planning, along with research skills and counseling abilities.

This job can be accomplished remotely by phone, email, or teleconferencing with clients. Some nutritionists travel to individual clients’ homes for counseling sessions.

Most employers require a bachelor’s degree in nursing, dietetics, or nutrition. Some work settings, such as hospitals, may prefer or require candidates to hold a master’s degree. Depending on the state in which they work, nutritionists may need a license. Certification options include Certified Nutrition Specialist and Registered Dietitian or Dietitian Nutritionist.

Nutritionists earn average annual salaries of $45,810.

These professionals, also known as healthcare informaticists, record and update patient health and treatment information. They communicate with healthcare staff to collect data, clarify diagnoses, and assemble follow-up information for electronic health records. Healthcare information technicians fulfill records requests and may also assist medical staff with administrative support.

Health record databases can easily be accessed remotely, while interactions with physicians, nurses, and health information staff can be conducted by phone, email, or video conferencing.

Healthcare information technicians need a bachelor’s degree in health information or informatics. Required knowledge and skills include classification and coding, health data requirements and standards, and medical terminology.

Certification options include Certified Professional Coder, Certified Coding Associate, and Registered Health Information Technician. Healthcare information technicians can expect average salaries of $44,090.

Insurance representatives find employment with insurance companies and brokers, as well as hospitals and medical facilities.

Representatives who work for agencies and brokers typically sell health insurance policies to individual clients and medical facilities. Those who work for insurance companies sell only the company’s policies. The job entails explaining the various insurance policy options to clients, along with customization options. They process initial applications and assist with updates, renewals, and customer service.

Insurance reps who work for medical facilities handle insurance claims, act as liaisons between hospitals and insurers, and answer client questions.

A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or economics is often required, along with sales experience.

Insurance representatives often work from home. They communicate via phone, email, and online platforms and can attend company and client meetings remotely. The average annual salary for this occupation is $39,960.

Medical transcriptionists convert dictated voice recordings from physicians, nurses, and other medical staff into written reports for electronic health records. Dictations may include patient histories, examination notes, referral letters, and discharge summaries. Increasingly, transcriptionists review documents created by speech recognition software and make necessary edits.

Transcriptionists need knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, diagnoses, and treatments to ensure the accuracy of the documents they transcribe and review.

Medical transcriptionists often work remotely, receiving and submitting their assigned work electronically. They can even work on their own schedules as long as they meet their deadlines.

Employers hire graduates of certificate programs or associate degree-holders in medical transcription. These 1- to 2-year training programs often include supervised experience. Certification, while not required but preferred by many employers, can be obtained from the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity. Medical transcriptionists earn an average of $35,270 per year.

Medical record reviewers examine medical documents for accuracy, including patient records and insurance billing requests. Their job entails ensuring that the information is correct and requires knowledge of medical terminology and coding, along with skills in concentration and attention to detail.

With the increase in hospital and clinical use of electronic medical records, working remotely has become more common in this field. Most of the assignments involve accessing online databases and other computer-based resources for patient health records and insurance forms.

Employers typically require an associate or a bachelor’s degree in health information or informatics and often prefer candidates with certifications from organizations like the American International Medical Record Review Association and the Medical Review Officer Certification Council.

Medical record reviewers make average annual salaries of $33,280.

Employment opportunities for healthcare workers exist in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, long-term care facilities, and home healthcare. Large insurance companies like Anthem, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare also offer remote work. Some positions can be filled by contractors and freelancers, such as nutrition counseling, medical writing, and medical transcription.

Remote healthcare workers can’t go wrong with a nursing degree, particularly an associate degree in nursing or a bachelor of science in nursing. Both of these credentials qualify graduates to become licensed RNs. Nurse training provides many of the knowledge areas and skills needed for remote healthcare work.

According to FlexJobs, medical coders who work from home earn salaries commensurate with their colleagues in the office. Whether salaries for other remote healthcare workers equal those of their traditional counterparts can depend on geographical location and employer demand, but they do save money on commuting costs, childcare, office attire, and meals.

Remote work requires skills that include self-motivation, the ability to work independently, computer proficiency, and strong communication skills, including clear and concise writing. Working from home requires focus and collaboration with onsite staff by phone, email, and internet.

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