Home Health RN: Independent, Impactful Patient Care

UnitedHealth Group; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is hiring a Registered Nurse Home Health in Renton, WA to provide and direct nursing care in patients' homes, coordinating with physicians and the care team to ensure continuity of care.

The role requires an active WA RN license, driver's license, and the ability to work independently in a home health setting. Preferred qualifications include CPR certification and 1+ year of home health experience. A comprehensive benefits package is offered along with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of Washington.
• 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, 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.
• 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.

Skills

RN Nursing

Home Health

Patient Care

Documentation

Education

RN License WA

Tools

OASIS documentation

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is hiring a Registered Nurse Home Health in Renton, WA to provide and direct nursing care in patients' homes, coordinating with physicians and the care team to ensure continuity of care.

The role requires an active WA RN license, driver's license, and the ability to work independently in a home health setting. Preferred qualifications include CPR certification and 1+ year of home health experience. A comprehensive benefits package is offered along with competitive compensation.