Hi all,
I am an allied health professional who has 2 years of experience in practice. I experienced so much burnout from work and have been taking a gap year.
I want to change to a different career and thinking of becoming a Rehab consultant or a case manager as I believe my knowledge and clinical expertise is suitable for the role. I often see lots of ads on seek.
Is there anyone on the same boat? Can you please guide me and tell me the pros and cons?
Thank you
Rehabilitation Consultant or Case Manager?
Bigbabo on 03/04/2023 - 13:02
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I'm a rehab consultant from allied health background, there are pros and cons for both mate. Happy to PM me and we can discuss
pmd you man, thanks
This is from ChatGPT I have no idea if it's true or not:
Hi there,
I can understand how burnout can affect one's mental and physical health. Taking a gap year to rest and reassess your career goals is a wise decision. I'm glad to hear that you are exploring new career options.
Rehab consultant and case manager are both excellent career options that require clinical expertise and knowledge. The primary role of a rehab consultant is to assess and develop rehabilitation programs for individuals who have experienced injury or disability. On the other hand, a case manager is responsible for coordinating and managing the care of clients with complex health conditions, including identifying their needs and arranging appropriate services.
One of the pros of these roles is that they are highly rewarding and can offer a sense of fulfillment. You will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on people's lives by helping them achieve their health goals. Additionally, these roles are in high demand, and there are plenty of job opportunities available.
However, there are also a few cons to consider. These roles can be emotionally demanding, and you may have to deal with challenging cases or clients. Also, the workload can be high, and you may have to work long hours or under tight deadlines.
Overall, both rehab consultant and case manager are excellent career options that can utilize your clinical expertise and knowledge. I would recommend researching more about these roles and seeking advice from professionals who work in the field to get a better understanding of what to expect.
I hope this helps. Good luck with your career change!
Wow - burnt out in 2 years? What discipline? And what about it burnt you out specifically?
The answers aren't really important for me to know but I would consider your options carefully in the context of what burnt you out. These jobs can be challenging and depending on the pressures placed on you in the job you may risk additional burn out
I've only did a placement in occ rehab, which I did not really enjoy.
It is more case management than anything else. There is not much clinical reasoning involved and there are many reports to write - I reckon I could do this job without any allied health education. Very KPI driven (as are many other allied health jobs) and you have to deal with insurance practices.
Good luck with everything
Can you elaborate on the report writing and deal with insurance practices? as far as I know, the job can be flexible and well paid? I know there is probably a catch
Re report writing, it is report writing in its purest form (doc said X, physio said Y, employer said Z). You don't do any therapy or assessment to guide therapy. If there is any assessment, it is usually screening tools.
Re insurance practices, there are specific workflows and terms of services that insurances set (e.g., write this notes in X mins). It's all about the billables and profitability.
Flexible? yeah, probably. You can write reports from home or schedule your meetings whenever suit you best.
Well paid? I dunno. Probably comes back to the KPIs of your company I guess.
A rehabilitation consultant as in medical doctor? That would require 4 more year of uni years of intern, regging, exams, night shifts, overtime etc to become a rehab consultant. You’ll definitely burn out doing this if being an allied health professional burned you out. Or do you mean one of those roles where you’re still an allied health professional, but they give you the name ‘rehabilitation consultant’ and you’re subcontracted to provide work to insurers?
These case management or ‘rehab consultant’ occ rehab roles aren’t particularly less stressful than an allied health professional in another setting as far as I know. Still lots of kpis, report writing etc. I’ve been an allied health professional for 20year for government organisation, mostly hospitals and yes it’s busy and hard work but easy enough to avoid burn out if you employ the right strategies have a good employer.
Were you public or private before?
I was in private practice. It's just about the nature of work and the style of work I don't feel enjoy. I just don't see myself in it and I would like to find a job which is more flexible with time and don't have much human interaction. And yes I meant one of those roles where an allied health professional deals with injured client and insurers.
I don't feel like my work is getting paid well enough but I have to work long hours, and a lot of responsibility like reports, and pressures.I'm afraid if you don't want much human interaction case manager isn't going to be the way to go- that's where a lot of social work students end up and its a lot of people work. Perhaps something in medical transcription? Burnout is an issue in the whole health/allied health sector. Would you be willing to upskill in your gap year(s) and take a course to expand your degree?
Have you considered the public sector? Most our staff don’t do unpaid overtime. There’s some who do but it’s because they’ve chosen to take on extra projects or responsibilities. Generally speaking it empties out at clock off. Full timers generally work 40hrs/week which give them a. RDO every 4 weeks.
What have you found in your own research so far? Each person is going to be different in their personalities and preferences.
Have you listed out the pros and cons that you think apply to yourself? What's a 'pro' to you could be a 'con' to someone else.