Case Manager RN - (Telecommute) Houston, TX - Full-time / Part-time

Challenge brings out the best in us. It also attracts the best. That's why you'll find some of the most amazingly talented people in health care here. Bring your skills and talents to a role where you'll have the opportunity to make an impact on a huge scale. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)What makes your clinical career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You'll work within an incredible team culture; a clinical and business collaboration that is learning and evolving every day. And, when you contribute, you'll open doors for yourself that simply do not exist in any other organization, anywhere.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 licensure.  (Application fees and filing costs paid by UHG)
Primary Responsibilities:    

Provide a complete continuum of quality care through close communication with members via on-phone interaction
Support members with condition education, medication reviews and connection to resources  
Assist members with the transition from a care facility back to their home
Work with members who were hospitalized and are at risk for re-admission
Conduct post-hospitalization assessments telephonically
Identify member needs and formulate plans of care

Required Qualifications:    

3+ years clinical nursing experience in acute care or home health OR case management experience
Multiple state license (in addition to Compact License if applicable) or ability to obtain multiple state nursing license
Willingness and ability to obtain CCM within 30 months of hire
Ability to talk and type simultaneously 
Computer/typing proficiency to enter/retrieve data in electronic clinical records; experience with email, internet research, use of online calendars and other software applications
Problem solving skills; the ability to systematically analyze problems, draw relevant conclusions and devise appropriate courses of action 
Ability to communicate complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret complex information from others
Preferred Qualifications:    

CCM
Bilingual (Spanish)
Medicaid and/or managed care experience
Discharge planning experience
Current or previous experience working from homeCareers 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.SM
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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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