Registered Nurse RN Field Home Health Austin Texas
Company: Optum
Location: Round Rock
Posted on: May 8, 2025
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Job Description:
WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a
Registered Nurse RN Field Home Health to join our team in Austin,
Texas. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing
the way clinicians work and live.
As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral
part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.
At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a
global organization behind you so you can help your patients live
healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a
collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion
while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an
exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at
work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the
health of your community with the excitement of contributing new
practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for
millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have
the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and
discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting.
Growing together. -
Provides skilled nursing services and assists with the coordination
of home health care services for assigned patients. -Ensures
quality and safe delivery of home health care services in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and
policies.
This is a field base position that requires traveling around the
Austin Texas area and surrounding counties supporting Homecare
Dimensions' Patients. Required on calls (weekday and weekends),
mileage reimbursement and shift differential offered.
Primary Responsibilities:
Performs nursing assessments and develops, implements and evaluates
plans of care in conjunction with the physician, patient and
caregivers per agency policy and procedure
Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, the patient's
response to care and outcomes of care and revises the plan of care
as needed
Re-evaluates patient nursing needs to include on-going assessments
using the OASIS data set at appropriate time points
Provides skilled nursing services that require substantial and
specialized nursing care including medication administration, wound
care, therapeutic treatments, and skilled teaching as ordered and
indicated
Plans and implements patient health teaching and health counseling
regarding the disease process(es), self-care techniques and
prevention and involves the patient's significant others in
accomplishing health goals while promoting patient/family
independence
Participates in health promotion and disease prevention
activities
Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing
procedures following the physician's plan of care
Coordinates services and scheduling with the Clinical Team Manager
(CTM) and Clinical Team Coordinator (CTC) to include
recommendations for additional home health care services for
patients to within 24 hours of Start of Care (SOC)
Assesses the patient's condition during every home health care
visit; insures assessments are communicated to the Clinical Team
Manager on a daily basis; nursing interventions are implemented to
meet patient needs and changed conditions
Performs care management duties on patients as assigned including:
notifying the physician of changes in the patient's condition or
progress toward goals, obtaining needed physicians orders,
reassessing the patient for recertification, supervision of LVNs
and home health aides, attending and documenting case conferences,
coordination of care by reporting of significant findings to others
on the healthcare team, and planning for, notification of and
documenting the discharge of the patient
Documents all communications with the patient, family, physician,
CTM, pharmacy, other disciplines, and appropriate others as
indicated on communication notes
Prepares a written plan for the Home Health Aide to follow, if
applicable
Expresses verbal and written communication in a clear, positive and
cooperative manner
In 2011, WellMed partnered with Optum to provide care to patients
across Texas and Florida. WellMed is a network of doctors,
specialists and other medical professionals that specialize in
providing care for more than 1 million older adults with over
16,000 doctors' offices. At WellMed our focus is simple. We're
innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face
of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary
care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice
clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults. Together,
we're making health care work better for everyone.
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:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current unrestricted Texas RN license or compact license
BLS certification
1+ years of experience in home health care or related
environment
Proven developed computer skills
Demonstrated ability to lift and transfer patients
Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to
client and/or patient sites within a designated area
Preferred Qualifications:
IV certification
Wound experience
The hourly range for this role is $28.61 to $56.06 per hour based
on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including
but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience,
certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum
wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth
Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package,
incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k
contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility
requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with
UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far- reaching choice of benefits
and incentives.
At 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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, national
origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules,
or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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