This position is full-time with excellent compensation and benefits within 30 days that include PTO, paid holidays, annual bonus potential, annual reviews, tuition reimbursement along with opportunities for continued career progression! All clinical licensures and required CEU costs are covered.
Opportunities at WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses. We believe all patients are entitled to the highest level of medical care. Here, you will join a team who shares your passion for helping people achieve better health.
The RN Home Health Manager based in Richland Hills performs management functions of coordination and supervision of all clinical disciplines including: skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and medical social services. The RN Home Health Manager supervises all activities and assumes responsibility for continuity, appropriateness, and quality of services delivered within the home health department.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assigns, supervises and evaluates clinical staff
- Ensures that all supervised health care staff maintains compliance to federal and state rules and regulations and to agency clinical policies, procedures, and appropriate standards of care
- Ensures that a client’s plan of care is executed as written
- Ensures that a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional when there is a significant health status change in the client’s condition; at the physician’s request; or after hospital discharge
- Participates and assists in orientation and training of clinical and paraprofessional staff
- Ensures scheduling and assignments are appropriately based on patient needs, staff expertise and geographical locations
- Receives and coordinates patient referrals from case managers, physicians, and other referral sources
- Leads and participates in interdisciplinary care conferences, agency programs and management functions as assigned
- Monitors documentation and paper flow to ensure records are accurate and timely and adhere to Medicare and other payer guidelines
- Investigates patient/family complaints promptly and takes corrective action as needed
- Makes home visits to provide patient care as needed
- Participates in the Agency's endeavors for accreditation, licensing and professional recognition according to state, federal or CHAPs requirements
- Participates in periodic review of clinical records to promote quality patient care
- Educates clinical staff on documentation standards and patient care as needed
- Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payers
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in good standing with the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas or compact license
- 3+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting or general medical setting
- Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area
- 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- BSN
- 1+ years of supervisory experience
- Managed Care experience
- Bilingual (Spanish)
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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