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For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work. (sm)As an RN Telephonic Nurse Case Manager for the Kidney Resource Services program, you will be responsible for clinical operations and medical management activities across the continuum of care from assessing and planning to implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating. You will also be responsible for providing health education, coaching and treatment decision support for members.The schedule for this position includes some evening hours where you will be expected to work until approximately 8pm, based on member availability. For example: 11am-8pm OR a split shift 8am-12pm and then 4pm-8pmYou’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from Eastern or Central Time Zones within the United States as you take on some tough challenges. A preference will be given to candidates in the Eastern Time Zone.Primary Responsibilities:
Making outbound calls to assess members' current health status
Identifying gaps or barriers in treatment plans
Providing patient education to assist with self-management
Interacting with Medical Directors on challenging cases
Coordinating care for members and services as needed (home health, DME, etc.)
Educating members on disease processes
Encouraging members to make healthy lifestyle changes
Utilizing Milliman criteria to determine if patients are in the correct hospital setting
Making "welcome home" calls to ensure that discharged member receive the necessary services and resources
Documenting and tracking findings
This position will require active and unrestricted Nursing licensure in multiple US States. Selected candidate must be willing and able to obtain and maintain multiple state licensures (application fees and filing costs paid for by UHG).Required Qualifications:
Active, unrestricted RN license in your state of residence
Multiple state licensures (in addition to Compact License if applicable) or ability to obtain multiple state nursing licenses required
2+ years of RN experience in a hospital, acute care, or direct care setting, or experience as a Telephonic Case Manager for an insurance company
Renal, Chronic Kidney Disease or Dialysis Care experience as a main focus of your job
Computer proficiency utilizing MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), including the ability to type and talk at the same time while navigating a Windows environment
Must reside in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high speed internet connection or can leverage existing high-speed internet service
Access to dedicated work space from home for in home office set up
Ability to work schedule listed
Reside in Eastern or Central Time Zones
Preferred Qualifications:
BSN
Diabetic educator experience
Certified Case Manager (CCM)
ICU, Cardiology or Critical Care experience
Strong working knowledge of hypertension and/or diabetes
Experience with discharge planning
Telephonic case management experience
Answer the call to use your diverse knowledge and experience to make health care work better for our patients. Join us and start doing your life's best work.SMCareers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work. SMDiversity 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.Job Keywords: RN, nurse, case manager, telephonic, dialysis, nephrology, kidney, renal, diabetes, diabetic, Medicare, geriatric, high risk, telecommute, work from home, virtual
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