Per Diem Registered Nurse Field Clinician

UnitedHealth Group • Biddeford, ME

129d • $28 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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 moving a 30-pound bag and ability to perform physical assessment
• Ability to travel in between facilities
• Driver's license and access to reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

Benefits

• $1,250 Sign On Bonus For External Candidates
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Associate degree