Home Health RN: Compassionate Care, Independent Impact

Optum; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse to provide and direct nursing care for patients in their homes in Alabama. You will coordinate the total plan of care with the physician and health care team to ensure continuity of patient care and outcomes.

The role emphasizes clinical competence, documentation accuracy, patient safety, and collaboration with caregivers. A valid Alabama RN license and a dependable vehicle are required, with benefits and performance

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in Alabama
• 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
• Provides high-quality clinical services within the scope of practice and infection control standards, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other health care team members
• 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, determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within State guidelines with the physician, and submits accurate documentation
• 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 license Alabama

Driver's license

Job description

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse to provide and direct nursing care for patients in their homes in Alabama. You will coordinate the total plan of care with the physician and health care team to ensure continuity of patient care and outcomes.

The role emphasizes clinical competence, documentation accuracy, patient safety, and collaboration with caregivers. A valid Alabama RN license and a dependable vehicle are required, with benefits and performance