Field Nurse Case Manager (Workers' Comp) Trainee - South Bay / Peninsula

Choices Case Management

San Jose, California

Eligibility: Workers' CompensationCase Management

Posted Jun 25

Unit and setting: Home Health
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Against similar roles: Below most California Case Management postingsCalifornia Case Management postings that state pay run $94k/yr to $190k/yr, the middle half $109k/yr to $140k/yr, across 67 postings.

Benefits

Full benefits package
Competitive starting salary plus bonus potential
Extensive training and mentorship
Flexibility of working from home while serving your local community
Monday-Friday schedule
No weekends or holidays

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Choices Case Management

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Choices Case Management is a San Jose, California-based organization specializing in Workers' Compensation Medical Case Management for registered nurses. The company operates a field-based model where RNs work from a home office and travel locally to medical provider offices, attending…

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This field-based role covers cases across Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties (including Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Sunnyvale). A training position designed for RNs without prior workers' comp experience. The role is field-based from your home office and includes local travel to medical provider offices. Choices Case Management is offering a rare opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse ready to transition from traditional clinical settings into the specialized field of Workers' Compensation Medical Case Management.

What's around it?

In San Jose, CA

San Jose, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 10% above the US average

Median rent: $2,669/mo
Household income: $146,427/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in San Jose, CA

NeighborhoodsJapantown is the named authentic cultural neighborhood, with everyday dining and local festivals rather than a tourist strip. The East Side is where residents send people for Mexican and Vietnamese food and a less polished commercial texture. Downtown concentrates murals, Cesar Chavez Park, The Tech Interactive, and the SoFA nightlife district, while Santana Row is the luxury shopping-and-dining pocket often compared to Rodeo Drive. South toward Almaden the city opens into hill parks; sources do not map nurse-specific enclaves or per-neighborhood rents, and citywide housing is uniformly expensive.

Japantown is the named authentic cultural neighborhood, with everyday dining and local festivals rather than a tourist strip. The East Side is where residents send people for Mexican and Vietnamese food and a less polished commercial texture.

Downtown concentrates murals, Cesar Chavez Park, The Tech Interactive, and the SoFA nightlife district, while Santana Row is the luxury shopping-and-dining pocket often compared to Rodeo Drive. South toward Almaden the city opens into hill parks; sources do not map nurse-specific enclaves or per-neighborhood rents, and citywide housing is uniformly expensive.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: sanjose.org Source 2: visitcalifornia.com Source 3: extendedstayamerica.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: quora.com

Getting aroundThe average commute is about 29 minutes, but residents flag congested freeways, scarce parking, and a Transit Score of 40 that leaves most people in cars. Walk Score is 51 and Bike Score 62; buses and light rail exist but are described as limited in coverage and frequency. Regional options include Caltrain and BART plus three airports (Mineta San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland). Housing costs push many workers into longer drives. Sources do not name hospital campuses or the routes nurses actually use to reach them.

The average commute is about 29 minutes, but residents flag congested freeways, scarce parking, and a Transit Score of 40 that leaves most people in cars. Walk Score is 51 and Bike Score 62; buses and light rail exist but are described as limited in coverage and frequency.

Regional options include Caltrain and BART plus three airports (Mineta San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland). Housing costs push many workers into longer drives.

Sources do not name hospital campuses or the routes nurses actually use to reach them.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: rent.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: reddit.com

OutdoorsThe Municipal Rose Garden is billed as one of the country's best public rose gardens. The Guadalupe River Trail is a flat path through the urban core, and the Coyote Creek corridor draws walkers, bikers, and bird-watchers. Alum Rock Park and Almaden Quicksilver County Park—rolling hills, historic mining sites, and oak woodland south of downtown—are the named local hiking defaults. Farther out, Castle Rock State Park's redwoods, Kelley Park, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, Mt. Hermon Adventures in Felton (ropes and zip-lines), and Santa Cruz day trips fill weekends; mild weather makes outdoor plans reliable most of the year.

The Municipal Rose Garden is billed as one of the country's best public rose gardens. The Guadalupe River Trail is a flat path through the urban core, and the Coyote Creek corridor draws walkers, bikers, and bird-watchers.

Alum Rock Park and Almaden Quicksilver County Park—rolling hills, historic mining sites, and oak woodland south of downtown—are the named local hiking defaults. Farther out, Castle Rock State Park's redwoods, Kelley Park, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, Mt. Hermon Adventures in Felton (ropes and zip-lines), and Santa Cruz day trips fill weekends; mild weather makes outdoor plans reliable most of the year.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: sanjose.org Source 2: visitcalifornia.com Source 3: extendedstayamerica.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Living in San Jose

San Jose is Silicon Valley's actual city—California's third-largest—where tech campuses, immigrant neighborhoods, and oak-covered hills share one metro. What is distinct is everyday access to East Side Vietnamese and Mexican food, an authentic Japantown, and trailheads at Alum Rock and Almaden Quicksilver after a shift. Downtown stacks the Tech Interactive, mural walks, SoFA nightlife, and Sharks games at SAP Center; Santana Row is the glossy alternative. Weather is the other gift: mild winters that rarely freeze, little rain from spring through fall, and hundreds of sunny days, so the Guadalupe River Trail and Municipal Rose Garden become year-round habits. The tradeoff is severe. Average rents around $3,300 and homes near $2 million mean a nursing wage in the $80k–$150k range buys a smaller, farther, or shared life than it would almost anywhere else. Expect congested freeways, a 29-minute average commute that lengthens when housing pushes you outward, thin light rail, visible homelessness, and a high-stress, high-cost grind. Come for the job, the food, and the outdoor access; stay only if the paycheck still works after rent.

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As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: rent.com Source 3: visitcalifornia.com Source 4: sanjose.org Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: quora.com Source 8: extendedstayamerica.com

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San Jose, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.