Companies Hiring Remote Nurses – Who to Apply To
Last updated: October 20, 2026 · By Amna
Quick answer: Health plans hire the most remote nurses — CVS Health and Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, and Cigna lead the list — followed by telehealth firms and large health systems. Most hire for utilization review, case management, appeals, triage and quality roles. You always apply on the company’s official careers page. We link to it from every company guide.
Key Facts
| Item | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Largest employers | National health plans and their care-management teams |
| Roles they hire | Utilization review, case management, appeals, HEDIS/quality, triage, prior authorization |
| License | Active RN license; compact (NLC) preferred for multi-state teams. NP roles need state NP licensure |
| Experience | Usually 2+ years in the same clinical area as the role |
| How hiring works | Apply on the official careers site → recruiter screen → hiring-manager interview → license verification and background check |
| Pay | Set by the employer. Compare offers with BLS medians for your license (RN median $86,070, May 2024 — verify on BLS.gov) |
How to Use This Hub
Use this page if you search by employer first — because you want a company’s benefits, schedule or reputation, or because you already work there in a clinical role and want to move to a remote team.
Each company guide covers the same ground: the remote roles the company hires for, the licenses and experience it usually asks for, how its hiring process works, and the official place to apply. A guide describes the company’s usual hiring pattern. It does not promise a role is open today. The careers page linked in the guide is the source of truth for live openings.
If you search by role first, start on the job types hub instead. For live listings across all employers, use the Remote Nursing Jobs category.
Health Plans and Insurers
Insurers run large remote nursing teams because review and care management work is done by phone and computer. These are the steadiest remote employers in nursing.
- CVS Health — one of the largest remote nursing employers: case management, utilization review and care programs. See also Aetna, its health plan arm.
- Humana — case management, utilization review and member-care roles, with a strong Medicare focus.
- UnitedHealthcare — review, case management and clinical programs at national scale. See also Optum, its health-services arm, which hires for similar clinical teams.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield — a network of state plans. Hiring is by the plan in your state, so licenses are state-specific. See also Blue Cross remote nursing jobs.
- Cigna — case management, utilization review, appeals and health-coaching roles.
- Centene, Anthem, Elevance Health (see also Elevance Health remote roles) and Molina — Medicaid and Medicare-focused plans with remote care-management teams.
Telehealth, Virtual Care and Health Systems
- Fern — remote nursing roles in virtual-care support; the guide explains its model and who it hires.
- Solace — patient advocacy and care-navigation roles for nurses.
- Kaiser Permanente — advice nursing, triage and care coordination in its service states. See also Kaiser Permanente remote nursing jobs.
- FedEx — a small number of occupational-health and case roles tied to its workforce programs. The guide is direct about how few roles exist.
Employers: want a listing checked and posted here for nurses? See Advertise / Post a Job. We post only roles we can fully verify on your own official careers site.
What These Employers Ask For
The pattern repeats across companies, with small differences per role:
- License: active RN license with no discipline. Compact license for multi-state teams. The posting names the states.
- Experience: 2 or more years in med-surg, ICU, ED, case management or the role’s specialty. Review roles favor nurses who have worked with InterQual or MCG, but many employers train on criteria.
- Tech: EHR experience (often Epic), fast and accurate typing, comfort with dual monitors and softphone systems.
- Home setup: private workspace, wired or strong internet, and the ability to meet HIPAA rules at home.
- Checks: license verification in Nursys, background check, drug screen in some firms, and I-9 work authorization.
Prepare with the resume guide and the interview questions guide. For pay context by role, read high-paying remote nursing jobs.
How to Apply Without Wasting Time
- Open the company guide and confirm the role type fits your last 2–3 years of work.
- Follow the guide’s link to the official careers page. Search by the exact job title from the listing.
- Tailor your resume to that posting: same specialty words, same systems, same license states.
- Complete the full application, including license questions. Partial applications are screened out.
- Watch for a recruiter email from the company’s own domain. If the domain does not match, treat it as a scam signal.
Company-Name Scams: Read This First
Scammers copy real company names. A real employer never charges a fee to apply, never sends a check for equipment, and never hires only through a chat app. Always reach the posting through the company’s official site — the link in our guide — not through a link in an unsolicited message. Full guide: Report a Job / Report a Scam.
Latest Jobs Across Companies
Browse by role instead: Job types hub · By state: State hub · Category: Companies Hiring
Employment Type: W-2 Staff vs. Contract
Most nurses on insurer and health-system teams are W-2 staff. You get a salary or hourly wage, benefits, paid leave and employer-provided equipment. Hiring is slower, with set start dates tied to training classes.
Contract roles appear most in HEDIS, audit, project review and some telehealth work. The hourly rate is higher, but benefits, paid leave and job security are lower, and a contract can end when the project ends. Contract work suits nurses who want seasonal work or a trial run before a staff role. Read the contract for the end date, the hours guarantee and who pays for your license renewals.
Do not compare a contract rate and a staff salary by the hourly number alone. Add the value of health cover, retirement match and paid time off to the staff offer before you decide.
How Companies Open and Close Roles
Remote nursing hiring runs in cycles. Plans open review and case roles when new contracts or open-enrollment work starts. HEDIS and audit roles open in a season and close when abstraction ends. Telehealth roles open when a platform wins new patients or new states.
That cycle is why a role can close days after it posts. It is also why joining a company’s talent community and setting an alert on its official site works: you hear about the next opening first. We re-check live posts weekly and mark closed roles Expired, so the list on this site stays honest even when a company’s cycle turns fast.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which company hires the most remote nurses?
Large national health plans hire at the greatest scale, led by CVS Health/Aetna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum and Humana. Exact headcounts change, and no company hires in every specialty or state at all times. Check each guide and its careers link.
Do these companies hire LPNs remotely?
Some do, in smaller numbers — mainly triage support, monitoring and care coordination. Each company guide states the licenses it hires for.
Can I apply to a company with no current opening?
You can join its talent community on the official careers site, but you cannot apply to a closed role. Set a job alert on the official site and re-check weekly. We mark closed listings Expired here.
Do company pages mean the company endorses this site?
No. These guides are independent information. We are not a recruiter for any company listed, and no company pays to appear in this hub.
How do I confirm a posting is real?
Find the same title and job ID on the company’s official careers page. If it is not there, do not apply through any other link. Our verification process does this check for every post.
A company I want is not listed. What now?
Search live roles by job type and state instead, and check the company’s own careers page direct. We add company guides when verified remote hiring is steady enough to describe honestly.
Final tip: Pick two target companies, not ten. Learn how each one hires, set alerts on its official site, and apply fast with a tailored resume when your exact role opens this hiring cycle.
Disclaimer: Company information describes usual hiring patterns and can change. Always confirm live openings, pay and requirements on the official careers page. Company names and marks belong to their owners; listing a company here is not an endorsement.