Registered Nurse Internal Medicine W. Hartford, ProHealth Physicians, part of Optum

UnitedHealth Group•West Hartford, CT

7d•$29 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

Opportunities with ProHealth Physicians, part of the Optum family of businesses. When you work at ProHealth Physicians, your contributions directly sustain the health and well-being of our community. Discover high levels of teamwork, robust medical resources and a deep commitment to exceptional care and service. Join a leading community-based medical group and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 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. 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 a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted RN licensure in CT
1+ years of nursing experience
Intermediate level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

BSN
BLS/CPR certification
Experience with various software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, etc.
Allscripts/EPIC EMR experience
Phone triage experience

Responsibilities

Provide and document patient care such as giving injections and performing preventive screenings
Triage patients according to approved protocols and consistent with appointment and scheduling guidelines
Act as a member of the care team, including preparing patients to be seen by collecting and recording clinical information as per protocol
Educate patients regarding their illness or injury and provide instruction regarding self-management of their condition
Carry out standing orders (i.e., authorizing prescription refills and ordering tests) consistent with practice policies and procedures
Document all patient interactions and other clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record (EHR)
As appropriate, conduct outreach to patients in need of appointments or other services, to communicate test results and other information, and to follow up after appointments to be sure patients are following their plan of care
Answer and document patient phone calls; take complete messages and route to providers as needed using the EHR
Monitor task buckets in order to respond to tasks in a timely manner, follow up on overdue orders/worklists and monitor status of critical referrals
In coordination with Regional Nurse Managers, complete annual CLIA competencies
Supports the Clinical Lead and acts as a resource to the other clinical staff members
Precepts new clinical team members
Maintain open lines of communications with care team and Regional Management team
Maintain knowledge of current coding, OSHA and CLIA regulations and company policies
Adhere to all patient safety initiatives and infection control regulations
Perform other duties as assigned