Vacancy caducado!
Do you have compassion
and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of
lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring
to achieve your life’s best work.(sm) ProHealth Physicians, part of OptumCareIf
you want to get way ahead in your career, it makes sense to be with an
organization's that's way ahead of the curve. Formed in 1997, ProHealth
Physicians has grown to become Connecticut’s leading primary care physician
organization. With over 90 locations throughout the state of Connecticut, our
family of primary care doctors and specialists care for more than 360,000
people statewide. In fact, ProHealth serves every county and provides roughly
ten percent of the primary care delivered to patients in the state. We're
leaders in thinking and in serving our communities. For instance, we're a C.M.S. approved
Accountable Care Organization (ACO), covering over 30,000 Medicare patients
associated with our community-based primary care providers. We're also
nationally recognized as a NCQA Level III Medical Home. That kind of
progressive leadership makes us perfect fit for OptumCare and UnitedHealth
Group's expanding family of providers. This is a place where you can stay way
ahead as you do your life's best work.(sm)Somerset Internal Medicine has an immediate full-time openingfor a friendly, patient focused and detailed oriented RN to join our team. This is a full-time position (40 hours perweek) 8:30 am -5:00 pm. The RN hiredinto this position might be expected to be flexible with their schedule andwill be cross trained with rooming patients.May be asked to float to other practices for coverage. Schedule to be determined upon hire.Primary Responsibilities:
Order vaccines as needed
Oversight of the medical teams CLIA competences
Serveas liaison between patients, staff and providers
Supportthe care team and its patients by providing and documenting nursing carefollowing established standards and practices
Provide patient care and educationand assist in locating and coordinating services from other providers andresources
Serve as liaison between patients,staff and providers
Document all patient interactionsand other clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner in theelectronic health record (EHR).
Demonstrate respect for patients andProHealth staff by presenting a friendly, courteous manner at all times andmaintaining patient confidentiality
Provide attention to patients in amanner that builds confidence, trust and loyalty.
Act as a member of the care team,including preparing patients to be seen by collecting and recording (asapplicable): Height and weight, Temperature, Blood pressure, Headcircumference, Current medications and Chief complaint and history
Triage patients according toapproved protocols and consistent with ProHealth’s Appointment and SchedulingGuidelines. Answer and document patient phone calls; take complete messages androute to providers as needed using the EHR
Provide and document patient caresuch as giving injections and performing preventive screenings
Educate patients regarding theirillness or injury and provide instruction regarding self-management of theircondition
Carry out standing orders (i.e.,authorizing prescription refills and ordering tests) consistent with ProHealth’spolicies and procedures
Schedule tests, treatments andfollow up visits on behalf of patients. Assist patients with identifyingsuitable outside resources for disease management and other services; referpatients when appropriate
Monitor task list in order torespond to tasks in a timely manner, follow up on overdue orders and monitorstatus of critical referrals
Order supplies and vaccines andmaintain appropriate records. Prepare and maintain equipment includingsterilization
Maintain knowledge of currentcoding, OSHA and CLIA regulations and ProHealth policies
Assist care team to assure smoothoffice operation and delivery of excellent service through teamwork
As appropriate, conduct outreach topatients in need of appointments or other services, to communicate test resultsand other information, and to follow up after appointments to be sure patientsare following their plan of care
Perform other duties as assigned
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:
Professional education for nursingand Connecticut RN licensure
Basic computer knowledge andaptitude
Experiencein Acute or Primary care setting
Phone Triage
Employeesare required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app,Interactive VoiceResponse (i.e.,entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Groupapproved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, inorder to keep our work sites safe.Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. Inaddition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected towear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained
You will be provisioned with appropriate Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE) and are required to perform this role with patients and memberson site, as this is an essential function of this role
PreferredQualifications:
BSN
Electronic health record – AllScript
Experience with pediatric patients
Careerswith 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.(sm)Diversitycreates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal EmploymentOpportunity / Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants willreceive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexualorientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, geneticinformation, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug - freeworkplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginningemployment.Job Keywords: RN, Registered Nurse, CT,
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