Field RN Senior Community Care Broward County, FL

$2,500 Sign-on Bonus for 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 RN within SCC provides care to our highest-risk health plan members and is part of an interdisciplinary team. 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

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

Collaborate with the primary advanced practice clinician, (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)

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

Access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

1 years of clinical experience in practice (long-term care setting preferred)

Bilingual Spanish and/or Creole

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

Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness

Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records

Proven ability to work with diverse care teams in a variety of settings

Proven effective communication skills and time management

If the hired individual resides in Florida (office based or telecommuting) this position requires the AHCA Level II background check (fingerprinting) by the State of Florida for all clinicians that have direct face to face contact with members OR employees who will have access to confidential patient data and will require renewal every five years.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.