Field Based Senior RN Case Manager - Middlesex and Hartford, CT - Full-time / Part-time

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)  The Senior Case Manager reports to the Clinical Service Manager in support of Nurse Practitioners in the field. This position will mainly cover the Middlesex and Hartford County territory and is approximately 75% traveling in the field and 25% home-based. Primary Responsibilities:

Nursing home chart reviews for ICD- 9 coding and medication reconciliation
Diagnosis reviews for coding accuracy
Transcribe on-call logs into electronic medical record
Provide in-services to partnering nursing home staff for development and new home openings
Assist NP's with health assessments
Obtain vaccination reports from nursing homes and enter information into patient electronic medical record
Monitor use of level 2 bed support surfaces to meet Medicare criteria.
Must travel to nursing home facilities daily throughout primarily southern CT New Haven to Greenwich
Driver's license, reliable means of transportation and appropriate insurance  coverage
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Required Qualifications:

Registered Nurse (RN) with an active and unrestricted license in CT
5+ years clinical experience as a RN in a hospital, acute care, home health / hospice, or nursing home
Computer skills (Microsoft Office) and competency with electronic medical recordsPreferred Qualifications:

Home care or nursing home experience
BSN  
ICD-9 coding experience / knowledge
Case Management experience
Medicaid, Medicare, Managed Care experience
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care 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: 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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