Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health Case Manager, Acute Care Case Management
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 Care Coach Connect RN/Case Manager coordinates care and provides initial ongoing nursing assessment of the patient and family needs and coordination of the patient's plan of care with interdisciplinary team members and the Care Coach Connect supervising clinician.
The CCC RN Case Manager is responsible for performing 80% home visits and 20% telephonic case management.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conducts medical home visits on established Care Coach Connect patients performing a hands-on exam at each visit.
- Conducts urgent/acute visits on established Care Coach Connect patients with the goal of keeping the patient out of the hospital.
- Provides ongoing assessments of the impact of life-limiting and/or chronic illness(es) on the patient's needs.
- Assess for caregiver burnout, and provide community resources when appropriate.
- Implement the individualized plan of care and recommend revisions to the plan as necessary.
- Ability to perform procedures, including wound care, dressing changes, phlebotomy, and injections.
- Ability to conduct advanced care discussions with patients and families and document their wishes in the electronic medical record.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures when necessary.
- Provides ongoing evaluation of the patient and family/caregiver response to care.
- Attends interdisciplinary meetings and actively participates as a team member.
- Conducts telephonic nursing follow-up and case management when necessary.
- Serves as a resource or consultant for LVN/MA.
- Maintains a patient case load, daily visits and point of care documentation levels as per standards.
- Performs all other related nursing duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse with a current license to practice in the state of employment.
- Current BLS certification or must obtain certification within 30 days of employment hire date.
- 3+ years of experience in a physician's office, clinical, hospice or hospital setting.
- Demonstrate experience of excellent nursing skills.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.
- Have reliable transportation for daily travel to various locations as assigned, up to 80% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing certification.
- 2+ years of hospice experience.
- Experience with home visits.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) language proficiency.
Physical & Mental Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 100 pounds.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Ability to use fine motor skills to operate office equipment.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We are committed to delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes.
Pay
Average Texas Staff Position Pay: $32.71/hour.
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