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Houston, Texas · Hybrid

Registered Nurse Case Manager (1099) – Houston, TX

Registered Nurse 8.4 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsContract

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Contract · hybrid
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

Registered Nurse Case Manager (RN) – Workers' Compensation

1099 Independent Contractor | Houston, TX | Flexible, Hybrid Field-Based Role

About The IMA Group

For over 30 years, The IMA Group has partnered with individuals, employers, carriers, and government agencies to improve health and disability outcomes nationwide. We're growing our Houston team and looking for experienced RN Case Managers ready to bring their clinical expertise to workers' compensation cases — on a flexible, 1099 basis.

  • Why Nurses Choose Us
  • This is an independent, consultative role built around autonomy:
  • No bedside care, weekends, or on-call
  • Hybrid structure — local travel plus remote documentation
  • Established support team with steady referral volume
  • Flexible scheduling and caseload
  • Focus on care coordination and recovery outcomes, not shift work

What You'll Do

As a Field Nurse Case Manager, you'll coordinate medical care for injured workers and act as the connective tissue between providers, employers, adjusters, and attorneys:

  • Coordinate and oversee medical treatment plans
  • Attend appointments and evaluate treatment progression
  • Communicate across providers, employers, attorneys, and carriers
  • Assess medical necessity and appropriateness of care
  • Prepare timely, detailed case management reports
  • Support return-to-work and transitional duty planning
  • Coordinate IMEs and job site evaluations

What You Bring

  • Active Texas RN license
  • 3+ years of Workers' Comp Field Case Management experience
  • Strong clinical assessment and communication skills
  • Comfort working independently with a flexible caseload
  • Proficiency with electronic documentation systems
  • Reliable transportation across the greater Houston area
  • Malpractice insurance, or the ability to obtain it
  • CCM, CRRN, or similar certification a plus — bilingual candidates encouraged

Work Type: 1099 Independent Contractor | Flexible caseloadIf flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful work sound like the right fit, we'd love to hear from you.

The IMA Group is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Government Services Division supports local, state, and federal agencies and delivers professional and objective medical and psychological examinations as well as ancillary services. Our Payer Services Division meets the evaluation and screening needs of Carriers, TPAs, Public Entities and Employers and includes behavioral health and physical medicine specialty services, working with a wide range of organizations within the workers' compensation, disability, liability, and auto markets. Our Clinical Research Division performs all types of Phase II-IV clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas through a flexible nationwide network of site locations and virtual capabilities. #LI-BC1 #LI-HYBRID

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate and oversee medical treatment plans for injured workers while acting as a liaison between providers, employers, and insurance carriers. Prepare detailed case management reports and support return-to-work and transitional duty planning.

Requirements

Requires an active Texas RN license and at least 3 years of experience in Workers' Compensation Field Case Management. Candidates must possess strong clinical assessment skills and the ability to work independently with reliable transportation.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

CRRN (preferred)

Key Skills

Medical treatment planningReturn-to-work planningIndependent work

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse Case Manager (1099) – Houston, TX at The IMA Group a 8.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Perioperative Nursing (RN) — ranked against 33 active Perioperative Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Perioperative Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

IMA Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 154 active listings.

Of the 45 active Nurse Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 47% have no call, 73% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

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Top 10% in Perioperative Nursing (RN)

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • Hybrid
  • Remote