Patient Care Manager Assistant

UnitedHealth Group; Kentucky; On-site; USD 37,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Caretenders Home Health in Kentucky seeks a Patient Care Manager Assistant to coordinate a care team and ensure high-quality patient care. You’ll work within the Optum family, collaborating with clinicians, patients, families, and the community to deliver compassionate care.

Qualified applicants are LPN-licensed and must have a valid driver’s license with access to reliable transportation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensures team commitment to quality care per physician orders and state/Medicare guidelines.
• Prepares patient list and documents for weekly case conferences.
• Provides direct patient care as needed in accordance with scope of practice and physician orders.
• Assist Patient Care Manager in clinician documentation review/audits to ensure complete and accurate submission.
• Function in diverse home environments regardless of client demographics.

Skills

LPN licensure

Driver's license

Job description

Explore opportunities with Caretenders 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 Patient Care Manager Assistant, you are responsible for assisting the Patient Care Manager in coordinating a team of staff to assure the continuity of high-quality care to patients assigned to the team's area.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensures that the team is committed to providing quality care in an efficient manner in accordance with physician's orders and State/Medicare guidelines
• Prepares patient list and necessary documents for weekly case conferences
• Provides direct patient care, as necessary, in accordance to scope of practice, plan or care and physician orders, and in coordination with other members of the health care team. May not alter the plan of care
• Assist Patient Care Manager in clinician documentation review/audits to ensure complete, appropriate, and accurate submission of all documentation by field staff
• 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.

Required Qualifications:

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

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 hourly pay for this role will range from $27.25 to $40.90 per hour 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.