Registered Nurse $10,000 Bonus

UnitedHealth Group; Worcester (MA); Sur place; USD 83 000 - 124 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Sign-on bonus

Flexible schedule

Comprehensive benefits

Well-being program

Résumé du poste

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Registered Nurse - Home Health to provide and direct nursing care for patients in their homes under physician orders and agency policies.

The role involves coordinating total plan of care with healthcare professionals, supervising aides, and ensuring high-quality care while navigating regulatory requirements. A competitive sign-on bonus and benefits package accompany a full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice.
• Current Driver's License and access to a dependable vehicle.
• CPR certification preferred or able to complete within 90 days of hire.
• 1+ years of Home Health experience.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively.

Responsabilités

• 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 LPN/LVN, provides instruction, and assigns tasks per state and federal regulations.
• Provides required supervisory visits and ensures quality of care.
• Documents patient visits and completes OASIS assessments accurately and timely.
• Coordinates communication with physicians, family, and care team to maintain continuity of patient care.

Connaissances

RN licensure

Driver's license

Home health

Independent worker

Communication

Description du poste

$10,000 Sign-on bonus available for qualified full-time external new hires.

Enjoy a flexible full-time weekday schedule along with comprehensive benefits designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance.

Explore opportunities with Caretenders, 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 Registered Nurse in Home Health you will provide and direct provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. You will also coordinate total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Clinical Competence
  • 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
• Documentation and Care Delivery
  • 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
• Quality
  • 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
• Teamwork
  • 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

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 and unrestricted RN 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
• 1+ years of Home Health experience
• Ability to work independently
• Solid communication, writing, and organizational skills

Pay Range

$82,995 - $124,492 annual total cash target pay
$47.88 - $71.82 per visit point
$39.90 - $59.85 hourly rate
Annual total cash compensation for this role assumes full-time employment (40 weekly hours) at full productivity and generally follows the range above. Total cash compensation includes earnings from per visit point pay and hourly pay and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time. In addition to your pay, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, 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.

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.