Part time Field LPN or RN Mobile Urgent Care Tucson AZ
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Tucson
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
**$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates**Part time -
Saturday and Sunday 10 AM - 8 PMOptum 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 Landmark product, we help bring home-based
medical care to complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work
helps give older adults more days at home. -We're connecting care
to create a seamless health journey for patients across care
settings. Join our team, it's your chance to improve the lives of
millions while doing your life's best work.(sm) -This role
primarily provides medical care and management to patients served
by the Homebased Medical Care program who request urgent visits to
the IDT team. This position also participates in new patient
engagement facilitation, post-discharge visits, and other visits as
needed for gathering information as part of the IDT. Dedicated to
improving the health and well-being of patients, this position
collaborates with the patient's longitudinal provider and/or the
PCP as needed to discuss immediate and ongoing patient care
needs.Primary Responsibilities:
- Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and
regulations governing the practice of registered nurses
- Responds to urgent / unscheduled patient needs with the purpose
of assessing acuity of illness and preventing hospitalization
through interventions delivered in the home when medically
indicated and desired by patient
- During the visit, promptly communicates with the longitudinal
provider and/or pod leader to discuss patient assessment and
receive/document/implement orders received
- Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV
placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing,
wound care, etc. Performed per the supervising HbMC provider's
direction, in all cases
- Completes the required documentation in a timely manner (goal:
during or immediately after the visit) allowing the care team
access to the care provided and a note to be generated for co-
signature
- Competency in care for core chronic disease condition of
internal medicine and their respective exacerbations (e.g. COPD,
Heart Failure, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Wounds, Infections,
etc.)
- Communicates to and participates in discussions with the
on-call and other team patients regarding urgent call matters that
may require close patient follow-up or alteration of the care
plan
- Completes follow-up and post-hospital assessments according to
documented standard operating procedures
- Implements appropriate diagnostics and completes interventions
received via verbal order from providers as appropriate, to avoid
unnecessary acute admissions
- Works with the medical leadership to develop quality
improvement programs and provides feedback regarding needed
equipment and training to ensure maximum value to the RN/LPN
Urgentivist position
- Educates patients and/or their caregivers in disease processes
and ways to manage them effectively
- Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research,
technology, and related issues by attending continuing education
courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
- Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as
assignedYou'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:To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
- Completion of Registered Nurse or LPN accredited program
- RN or LPN State Licensure
- 2+ years of clinical experience
- Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving
a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor
Vehicle Safety policy
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodationPreferred
Qualifications:
- Experience in home health, geriatrics, ICU/ED, urgent care and
palliative care
- Knowledge of inpatient, skilled nursing, community resources
and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery
systems
- Knowledge of clinical standards of care, awareness about CMS
guidelines, and Medicare contracts and benefit systems -To protect
the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we
serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all
employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to
beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require
full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job
function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and
local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client
COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary
information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job
functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet
the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an
employment offer or termination of employmentCareers with Optum.
Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for
everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you
can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one
connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the
greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest
potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with
diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important
challengesAt 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.
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