RN Clinical Leader — Home Health & Care Operations

UnitedHealth Group; Bellaire (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Clinical Manager to lead therapy services, oversee nursing staff, and ensure high-quality, compliant patient care in a home health and hospice setting. You will supervise scheduling, referrals, documentation, training, and on-call coverage, while driving continuous improvement and cost-effective care across the center.

This role requires RN licensure and leadership experience in home health, with opportunities for professional development within a supportive

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Current RN license specific to the state(s) assigned to work in.
• Current CPR certification.
• 1+ years of clinical RN experience in home health or hospice.
• 1+ years of RN management experience.

Responsibilities

• Recommends employment decisions for staff to the director of operations, including decisions to hire, fire, advance, promote or change status.
• Responsible for overall quality of patient care and clinical performance of nurses and aides.
• Organizes clinical operations for the care center.
• Reviews requests for services and determines patient eligibility/suitability for home care services.
• Oversees scheduling.
• Oversees payor verification and precertification requirements.
• Reviews documentation of other staff members and ensures missing, incomplete and/or untimely documentation issues are resolved.
• Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term patient goals, setting priorities and developing Plan of Care (POC).
• Regularly evaluates the needs of the patient and makes necessary revisions to the plan of care in collaboration with clinicians.
• May provide direct patient care on an infrequent basis in times of emergency.
• Participates in the on-call process.
• Assists with training of staff to ensure quality care, compliance and fiscal responsibility.
• Participates in the investigation and resolution of patient/family/physician concerns.

Skills

Nursing supervision

Clinical leadership

Home health care

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Clinical Manager to lead therapy services, oversee nursing staff, and ensure high-quality, compliant patient care in a home health and hospice setting. You will supervise scheduling, referrals, documentation, training, and on-call coverage, while driving continuous improvement and cost-effective care across the center.

This role requires RN licensure and leadership experience in home health, with opportunities for professional development within a supportive