Remote Nursing Jobs Long Island – Hiring Now
Last updated: October 20, 2026 · By Amna
Long Island or New York City — same license, different shape. Both sit in New York, so one New York license covers patients in Nassau and Suffolk counties and in the city alike. The panels differ: island posts lean suburban — hospital-system follow-up, plan care teams and program support spread across two counties — while city posts lean dense and system-wide. New York is NOT in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so that one license is also the whole map: it covers New York patients only. This page compares the two so you can aim at the shape that fits.
Side by Side: Long Island Panels vs. City Panels
| Question | Long Island panels | New York City panels |
|---|---|---|
| License needed | New York license — the patients sit in New York | New York license — the same license, the same state |
| Panel shape | Suburban spread across Nassau and Suffolk: follow-up, coordination and program panels tied to island communities | Dense, system-wide panels: high-volume queues and large plan teams |
| Who posts | Hospital-system teams and plan programs hiring across the island and the metro | The same systems and plans, hiring at city scale |
| Setting line | Often fully remote; some island roles hybrid with on-site days at a local site | Often fully remote; hybrid days, when named, sit at a city site |
| Time zone | Eastern Time | Eastern Time |
| Best read | Start here if you live on the island and want panels near your own community | Compare the NYC page for the city version of the same roles |
The lesson is simple: your license does not choose between them — your life does. A Long Island nurse can hold a city panel from a Suffolk desk, and a city nurse can hold an island panel. What changes is the hybrid line: the moment a post names on-site days, the site’s location decides the fit. Read that line before the duties.
The License: One State, No Compact
New York has never enacted the Nurse Licensure Compact. There is no multistate New York license, and no other state’s multistate license covers New York patients. Licensure runs through the New York State Education Department’s Office of the Professions, and the rule that governs every post on this page is the usual one: the license follows the patient. Your desk can sit in Nassau County; if the patient sits in New Jersey, you need New Jersey’s licensure for that patient.
That matters on Long Island because the working map crosses state lines. New Jersey is a compact state (fully in since November 15, 2021) and Connecticut is fully compact since October 1, 2025 — but their compact status helps only nurses whose patients and licenses line up; a compact license never covers New York, and it never covers APRN practice anywhere. Plan teams that staff tri-state panels ask for each state’s license outright. Browse the full state map from the states hub, and verify every status on NCSBN.org before you rely on it.
What the Roles Look Like on the Island
Remote posts that hire Long Island nurses are the phone, screen and record families: care coordination and case management panels, telehealth follow-up and results calls, utilization review and documentation work, education and intake support. Each post states its own panel — island, city, statewide or tri-state — and its own setting line, and those two lines tell you more than the title does.
Set the comparison straight: no remote post covers hands-on care. Exams, procedures and in-person monitoring happen on site, and hybrid posts name the site. If a post’s duties need your hands on the patient daily, it is not a remote post.
Pay: Island Post vs. City Post
Compare pay the same way you compare panels — by the post’s own line, against one shared baseline. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median of $86,070 a year for registered nurses nationally (OES, May 2024), $126,260 for nurse practitioners and $59,730 for LPNs and LVNs. The BLS publishes no Long Island remote figure and no city-versus-island split, and this site will not invent one. A city post and an island post with the same duties can carry different pay lines; both are read the same way — the post’s figure is the offer, the baseline is the yardstick, and hours and panel size complete the picture. Verify the baselines on BLS.gov.
How to Apply: Step by Step
- Write “New York license” at the top of your resume, with any added state licenses beside it. Metro panels are matched on licensure first.
- Search both shapes: “remote nurse” plus “Long Island,” “Nassau,” “Suffolk” and “New York City” on official careers pages. Start from the companies hub.
- Read the panel line and the setting line together. Panel tells you whose license you need; setting tells you where your on-site days, if any, would sit.
- Tailor your resume to the family — coordination, review or phone work — in the post’s own words.
- Apply on the official site only and keep the confirmation.
- Track island and city applications in one list. The same systems post both shapes; a clean record stops duplicate applications.
Full path: How to get a remote nursing job.
Where to Apply
Long Island nurses most often land with health plans and large care programs staffing New York and tri-state panels. These are their official careers pages — search the role words on each, filter by New York panels; the employer’s own listing is the real, current post. Applying is always free:
- UnitedHealth Group Careers (UnitedHealthcare and Optum) — search “case manager” or “utilization review” plus “New York.”
- CVS Health Clinical Careers (includes Aetna) — search “remote nurse” and “care coordination.”
- The Cigna Group Healthcare Careers — search “triage” and “utilization review.”
- Humana Careers — search “remote” with “case management.”
- Centene Careers — search your role words under Clinical & Care Management.
Choose the Island Shape If — Choose the City Shape If
Choose Long Island panels if:
- You live in Nassau or Suffolk and want hybrid days, when they exist, at an island site you can reach.
- Suburban program and follow-up panels fit your background better than high-volume queues.
- You hold a New York license and want your search centered on your own community’s programs.
Choose city panels if:
- Fully remote is the point — city-scale teams post more no-site roles, and the panel’s density suits your pace.
- You can reach a city site on hybrid days without the trip eating the benefit.
- You plan to add New Jersey or Connecticut licensure and want tri-state panels that use them.
Red Flags: Protect Yourself
Real employers never charge a fee to apply, never interview only on a chat app, and never ask you to cash a check for equipment. The metro trap to know: anyone selling a “multistate New York license” or a compact shortcut for New York. No such license exists — New York is outside the compact, and licensure runs through the Office of the Professions only. Full checklist: Report a Job / Report a Scam.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is New York a compact state for nursing?
No. New York has never enacted the Nurse Licensure Compact, so there is no multistate New York license and no other state’s multistate license covers New York patients. Licensure runs through the New York State Education Department’s Office of the Professions. Verify the current list on NCSBN.org.
Can one New York license cover both Long Island and city panels?
Yes. Long Island and New York City are both in New York, so one New York license covers patients in Nassau, Suffolk and the five boroughs alike. The choice between island and city panels is about panel shape and hybrid sites, not licensure.
Can I serve New Jersey or Connecticut patients from Long Island?
Only with licensure for that state. The license follows the patient. New Jersey has been compact since November 2021 and Connecticut fully compact since October 1, 2025, but a compact license never covers New York patients, and New York nurses add each state through its own board. The compact never covers APRN practice.
Which remote roles hire Long Island nurses?
Care coordination and case management panels, telehealth follow-up and results calls, utilization review and documentation work, and education and intake support for metro programs. Hands-on care — exams, procedures and in-person monitoring — is on site; hybrid posts name the site and days.
How much do remote nurses on Long Island make?
Each post states its own pay. The baselines are the BLS OES May 2024 medians: $86,070 a year for RNs, $126,260 for NPs and $59,730 for LPNs and LVNs. The BLS publishes no Long Island or remote-only figure, so judge a post’s pay against the baseline for your license type. Verify on BLS.gov.
How do I know a Long Island listing here is current?
We check each job on the official employer site before posting and re-check weekly. Each post shows its verified date. See How We Verify Jobs.
Final tip: Apply to both shapes with one strong resume, then let the setting lines sort them. Island or city, the post that fits is the one whose panel you are licensed for and whose on-site days — if any — you can actually reach.
Disclaimer: We are an independent job information site, not the employer. Details can change. Always confirm pay, license needs and deadlines on the official employer site. Pay figures above are from the U. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024) — verify current data on BLS.gov. License rules: verify on NCSBN.org.