Licensed Practical Nurse – Urogynecology

 $5,000 Sign on Bonus for External Candidates

Opportunities with Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join a community-based, multi-specialty, physician-led organization where you will work with talented peers on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Here, we focus on delivering the best patient care, rather than volume. Through innovation and superior care management, we support patients and your well-being as a team member. Join a team at the forefront of value-based care and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides concurrent and retrospective abstraction accurately for the Registry patients
• Reviews records and related detailed data in area of registry focus
• Determines the appropriate action to be taken involving decision making according the standards criteria
• Review new patients on the list on a regular basis using the Registry list for patient outreach
• Communicates with providers and patients systematically via EMR or telephonically
• Maintains tracking of patient lists, outreach and follow up
• Offers clinician and patient support and/or education on workflows and protocols in the identified registry
• Works with assigned supervisor/manager and director to develop, implement, and monitor procedures that support organizational goals and business objectives related to the Registry program
• Ad hoc visits to clinical sites may be scheduled to enhance coordination of team-based care and facilitate clinician education
• Complies with health and safety requirements and with regulatory agencies such as DPH, etc.
• Completes all organizational and department specific clinical educational competencies
• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, objectives and guidelines
• Adhere to the organization’s policy on Confidentiality and HIPAA regulations, which protects the privacy of patient information and records. Responsible for protection of information and documentation related to the medical record review and abstraction process, which prohibits the release of any identifiable medical information or inappropriate disclosure of such information
• Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, seminars, etc.
• Attends a variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed
• Regular, reliable and predicable attendance is required

 

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 program for Licensed Practical Nurses or School of Nursing 
• Current Massachusetts LPN licensure in good standing with the Massachusetts Board of Nursing 
• Experience in application of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft and Excel

 

Preferred Qualification:

• Knowledge of EMR’s such as Epic

 

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description, may be substituted for the above requirements.

 

Physical Requirement:

• Physical health sufficient to meet the ergonomic standards and demands of the position

 

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.