Patient Care Manager / Field RN

Optum; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 89,680 - 134,520; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Incentive programs

Stock purchase plan

401(k) contribution

Job summary

DFW Home Health, part of the Optum family, seeks a Home Health Patient Care Manager and RN Hybrid to supervise clinical services and direct nursing care for home health patients. The role blends field and office work, with coordination of an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.

Responsibilities include care coordination, documentation quality, and regulatory compliance. Strong leadership and clinical expertise are required to ensure patient outcomes and efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in state of practice.
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Preferred: Home Care experience.
• Preferred: CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates referrals, start-of-care visits, and clinician assignments to ensure timely evaluations.
• Manages ongoing patient care coordination including benefits verification and approvals.
• Oversees clinical documentation quality and timeliness (OASIS, notes, care plans).
• Serves as central hub with physicians, clinicians, patients and families for continuity of care.
• Monitors patient status, labs, results, on-call events, and plan-of-care updates.
• Facilitates case conferences, admissions, transfers, discharges and collaboration.
• Provides clinical leadership through supervision, orientation, quality oversight and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Home health experience

CPR certification

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Explore opportunities with DFW 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.

Home Health Patient Care Manager and RN Hybrid

The Home Health Patient Care Manager and RN Hybrid is responsible for the supervision and coordination of clinical services and provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. 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.

This position will spend 50% of their time in the field, and 50% of their time in the office.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinates referrals, authorizations, start-of-care (SOC) visits, and clinician assignments to ensure timely, appropriate patient evaluations
• Manages ongoing patient care coordination, including benefits verification, medical necessity, insurance approvals, and payer change documentation
• Oversees clinical documentation quality and timeliness, including OASIS assessments, visit notes, orders, care plans, and productivity standards
• Serves as a central communication hub with physicians, clinicians, patients, families, referral sources, and interdisciplinary partners to ensure continuity of care
• Monitors patient status, labs, diagnostic results, on-call events, and significant condition changes, ensuring physician notification and plan-of-care updates
• Facilitates case conferences, admissions, transfers, discharges, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure appropriate utilization of services and resources
• Provides clinical leadership through supervision, orientation, quality oversight, risk reporting, and support of staff performance and regulatory compliance

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

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 $89,680 to $134,520 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.