Patient Care Manager

Optum; Monroe (LA); Sur place; USD 76 000 - 114 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive benefits

401k contribution

Stock purchase plan

Incentives and recognition programs

Résumé du poste

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Home Health Patient Care Manager to supervise the clinical services for home health patients and coordinate an interdisciplinary team. You will ensure care aligns with physician orders and regulatory requirements, while managing referrals and start of care visits.

The role emphasizes compassionate, individualized patient care in diverse home settings, with a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice.
• Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• State-specific nursing requirements may apply.

Responsabilités

• Supervise and coordinate interdisciplinary clinical services.
• Receive referrals, assign clinicians, evaluate orders, and plot start of care visits.
• Coordinate patient home health benefits, medical necessity, and ongoing approvals.
• Ensure care is individualized, compliant with orders and eligibility criteria.
• Review assessments and plans of care daily with the care team.
• Function effectively in diverse home settings regardless of client background.

Connaissances

RN licensure

Clinical coordination

Home health experience

Description du poste

Explore opportunities with St. Francis Medical Center Home Health, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Home Health Patient Care Manager, you are responsible for the overall supervision and coordination of clinical services. Coordinates and supervises an interdisciplinary team of staff to assure the continuity of high quality care to home health patients assigned to the team's area in accordance with physician prescribed plan of care, and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides clinical services within the scope of practice, as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
• Receives referrals, ensures appropriate clinician assignments, evaluate patient orders, and plot start of care visits
• Coordinates determination of patient home health benefits, medical necessity, and ongoing insurance approvals
• Ensures patient needs are continually assessed and care rendered is individualized to patient needs, appropriate and reasonable, meets home health eligibility criteria, and is in accordance with physician orders
• Reviews assessments and plans of care daily, per assigned workflow, and consults clinicians with recommendations, as appropriate
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

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Required Qualifications:

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

State Specific Requirements

• CA: One year prior professional nursing experience.LA: At a minimum, one year of clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
• Home care experience

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $76,228 to $114,342 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.