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We're making a solid connection between exceptional patient care and outstanding career opportunities. The result is a culture of performance that's driving the health care industry forward. As a Field Case Manager RN with UnitedHealth Group, you'll support a diverse member population with education, advocacy and connections to the resources they need to feel better and get well. Instead of seeing a handful of patients each day, your work may affect millions for years to come. Ready for a new path? Apply today! 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 to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Travel: 50%-60% of your time will be traveling to patients homes. The remainder will be telephonic visits.

The travel area will be Kansas City and West of the city. Must be able to travel up to a 50 mile radius one way.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Traveling to patients homes

• Make outbound calls and receive inbound calls to assess members' current health status

• Identify gaps or barriers in treatment plans

• Provide patient education to assist with self-management

• Make referrals to outside sources

• Provide a complete continuum of quality care through close communication with members via in-person or on-phone interaction

• Support members with condition education, medication reviews and connections to resources such as Home Health Aides or Meals on Wheels

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:

• Current, unrestricted RN license in the state of employment

• 3+ years of experience in a hospital, acute care or direct care setting

• Ability to type and navigate a Windows based environment

• Kansas RN Compact License

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSN

• Certified Case Manager (CCM)

• Demonstrated background in managed care

• Case management experience

• Experience or exposure to discharge planning

• Experience in utilization review, concurrent review or risk management

• Experience in a telephonic role

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.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.