Home Health Registered Nurse — Flexible Hours & Benefits

UnitedHealth Group; Picayune (MS); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Stock purchase program

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Registered Nurse in Home Health to provide and direct nursing care in patients' homes, coordinating plan of care with physicians and the care team. You will perform supervisory visits and ensure compliance with laws and policies.

The role includes creating and revising the care plan, conducting comprehensive assessments, and maintaining accurate documentation. It features a compensation package with per-visit and hourly pay, plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice.
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, develops, implements, and revises the plan of care in collaboration with the physician and other health care professionals.
• Supervises care provided by home health aides and licensed practical/vocational nurses, provides instruction, and assigns tasks according to State and federal regulations.
• Provides required supervisory visits.
• Completes comprehensive assessments (OASIS) including medication reconciliation accurately and timely.
• Documents patient visits per policy and payer requirements, and syncs timely per LHC policy.
• Makes initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visits, ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines.
• Communicates relevant information timely and effectively with appropriate agency staff, including patient care issues, visit assignments, schedule changes, orders, OASIS data sets, coding requests, and coordination with other clinicians.
• Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, patients, and family members to ensure quality care and service excellence.
• Takes direction from Clinical Director and Executive Director professionally and completes assigned tasks timely, including required learning.
• Assists in the orientation of new agency personnel and serves as a preceptor to other staff and students.
• Actively participates in survey/survey readiness activities and performance improvement plans, works to reduce unnecessary patient hospitalizations, improve patient safety, and implements processes and best practices to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Participates in on-call and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs.
• Adheres to and participates in the agency's utilization management model.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

RN licensure

Driver's license

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Registered Nurse in Home Health to provide and direct nursing care in patients' homes, coordinating plan of care with physicians and the care team. You will perform supervisory visits and ensure compliance with laws and policies.

The role includes creating and revising the care plan, conducting comprehensive assessments, and maintaining accurate documentation. It features a compensation package with per-visit and hourly pay, plus comprehensive benefits.