Registered Nurse Field Clinician

Optum; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated RN to join their Senior Community Care team. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential care to high-risk patients in various settings, ensuring they receive the support they need. With no on-call, weekends, or holidays required, you can achieve a work-life balance while making a significant impact on patients' lives. The company values your contributions and offers a comprehensive benefits package alongside a competitive salary. If you're passionate about patient care and looking for a fulfilling career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Incentive and Recognition Programs

401k Contribution

Equity Stock Purchase

Flexible Work Hours

Qualifications

• Active RN license required.
• Basic Life Support certification needed.
• 1+ years of clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate documentation and collaborate with care teams.
• Assist in managing patient conditions and care coordination.
• Participate in facility-based meetings and family conferences.

Skills

Clinical Experience

Communication Skills

Care Coordination

Documentation Skills

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma

Job description

***1,250 Sign on Bonus being offered to external candidates***

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care.

We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Community Care (SCC) program is a longitudinal, integrated care delivery program that coordinates the delivery and provision of clinical care of members in a facility setting. The Optum Care Team RN within SCC provides care to our highest-risk health plan members and is part of an interdisciplinary team consisting of an Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) and a Patient Care Coordinator (PCC). In this role you will have the ability to achieve work life balance. No on-call, no weekends, and no holidays required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate and complete documentation


• Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team


• Collaborate and communicate with PCC to support APC care and scheduling of member


• Assist the provider/team with various care coordination activities


• Assist the provider/team with benefit determination associated with Medicare part A, part B, and part D benefits


• Responsible for collaborating with the primary APC and facility to identify and respond to patient change in condition


• Assist the provider/team with therapy coordination


• Participate in facility-based meetings


• Schedule and participate in family conferences, team meetings, and team case presentations


• Coordination of training, tracking, and compliance with quality measures


• Assist in creating and conduct in-services for selected audiences


• Assist Providers in assuring complete and accurate documentation and coding, medication reconciliation, nursing rounds, assessment, and patient documentation


• May write verbal orders from Provider in the chart in compliance with the state RN practice laws, and in compliance with individual nursing facility practices


• Assist in managing members through an acute medical situation or an exacerbation of a chronic condition, including testing, diagnostics, interventions


• Assist in managing members during a short term sub-acute rehabilitation episode

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:

• Associate degree or higher in Nursing (RN) or Nursing Diploma


• Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date


• Certified in Basic Life Support


• Ability to complete physical requirements, including lifting a 30-pound bag and ability to perform physical assessment


• Ability to travel in between facilities


• Driver's license and access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of clinical experience in practice (acute care setting preferred)


• Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs


• Saline Lock insertion experience


• Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness

The hourly range for this role is $28.61 to $56.06 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, 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.