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Positions in this function receives direction operationally from RN Supervisor of the Anticoagulation Clinic. Works collaboratively with Coumadin Clinic Team, Cardiology RN Manager, Medical Director of the Anticoagulation Clinic, OptumCare Primary Care and Network Physicians. Facilitates appropriate medication management in collaboration with managing provider to maintain excellent customer satisfaction while achieving department specific goals. Works telephonically with patients and providers to manage patient anticoagulation therapy.

If you are located in Las Vegas, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordination and quality of care of Anticoagulation Clinic patients
• Provides telephonic patient care and management of anticoagulation therapy patients enrolled in the Anticoagulation Clinic
• Evaluates INR results, identify risk factors, and facilitate brief interruptions in therapy across various disciplines and venues
• Collaborates with OptumCare Primary Care and Network Physicians to ensure appropriate and safe anticoagulation therapy management
• Participates in the development and implementation of patient centered care plans
• Ensures compliance with all OptumCare policies and procedures, state and federal regulations, and standards of practice
  

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:

• High School diploma and/or equivalent
• Registered Nurse with active, unrestricted license in the State of Nevada
• 2+ years of varied clinical and/or case management experience
• Advanced knowledge of anticoagulant therapy including management, indications, and INR responses
• Understand spectrum telephonic care delivery system
• Proficiently demonstrate the skills of RN Case Management and excellent clinical skills with particular emphasis on anticoagulation therapies
• Demonstrate initiative toward problem solving
• Proven telephonic assessment of patient needs to coordinate appropriate level of care
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with professionals, patients, and patient caregivers
• Proven integrate guidelines and tools to negotiate most effective plan of care
• Proven hand-off patient to primary venue so long-term plan can be implemented
  

Preferred Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree
  

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

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OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare’s support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.

Nevada Residents Only: The hourly range for Nevada residents is $27.07 to $53.08. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

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