Home Health Nurse Case Manager – Sign-On Bonus

Optum; Midway (GA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$20000 Sign-on Bonus for External Cand

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family, invites applications for a Nurse Case Manager. You will guide patients and families through the care continuum, coordinate care, support discharge planning, and manage outpatient care under supervision of an RN or MD.

Responsibilities include assessments, referrals, patient education, and collaboration with care teams. We value clinical experience, CPR certification, and a valid driver’s license to enable effective home-based and community care

Qualifications

• Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work
• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Current CPR certification
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the care team to develop and implement a plan of care
• Makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient's identified needs or documents rationale for not doing so
• Promotes patient health and independence through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures, assisting patients in learning appropriate self-care techniques
• Supervises LPNs and HHAs
• Completes documentation timely and accurately
• Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager and care team
• Plans and provides staff education
• Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to patients/families as assigned
• Participates in clinical development and continuing education programs
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family, invites applications for a Nurse Case Manager. You will guide patients and families through the care continuum, coordinate care, support discharge planning, and manage outpatient care under supervision of an RN or MD.

Responsibilities include assessments, referrals, patient education, and collaboration with care teams. We value clinical experience, CPR certification, and a valid driver’s license to enable effective home-based and community care