RN Clinic Healthcare Coach Gulfgate Central Houston Texas

UnitedHealth Group • Houston, TX

295d • $59,500 - $116,600 • Onsite

About The Position

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Registered Nurse RN Clinic Healthcare Manager to join our team. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Healthcare Manager is responsible for successfully supporting patients with high risk health conditions to navigate the healthcare system. The Healthcare Manager assists in developing patient empowerment by acting as an educator, resource, and advocate for patients and their families to ensure a maximum quality of life. The Healthcare Manager interacts and collaborates with multidisciplinary care teams, to include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, social workers, and other educators. The Healthcare Manager acts as a resource for clinic staff. The Healthcare Manager works in a less structured, self-directed environment and performs all nursing duties within the scope of a RN license of the applicable state board of nursing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Associate's degree in Nursing with four or more years of experience.
• Registered Nurse with an active and unrestricted license to practice in the state of employment.
• Current BLS certification.
• 2+ years of experience in a physician's office, clinical or hospital setting.
• Knowledge of chronic diseases, especially COPD/asthma, diabetes, CHF and IHD.
• Proficient computer skills to work efficiently with electronic medical records.
• Proven excellent verbal and written skills.
• Proven solid interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to interact productively with individuals and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Proven good organization, communication, human relations skills, and access to reliable transportation.
• This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor's diagnosis of disease.

Nice To Haves

• Experience related to patient education and/or motivational interviewing skills and self-management goal setting.
• Proven fluent written and verbal skills in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Works with the providers and clinic staff to identify patients at high risk.
• Supports longitudinal care of the patient with chronic care conditions by performing assessment of health conditions.
• Performs medication reconciliation.
• Conducts Motivational Interviewing and Self-Management Goal setting.
• Provides patient education.
• Creates referrals to appropriate agencies and resources.
• Supports transition of the patient with chronic care conditions from inpatient to outpatient setting by performing assessment of transitional needs.
• Performs medication reconciliation.
• Establishes and reviews contingency plan.
• Provides patient education.
• Assists with post discharge needs such as prescriptions, transportation, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), appointments.
• Coordinates with providers to establish or update plan of care.
• Performs accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Participates in daily huddles and Patient Care Coordination (PCC) meetings.
• Prepares accurate and timely reports, as required, for weekly meetings.
• Maintains continued competence in nursing practice and knowledge of current evidence based practices.
• May perform clinical tasks within their scope of practice.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase.
• 401k contribution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree