Clinic Triage Nurse Saint Cloud Optum 17th Street

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.  

Under the direction of the Provider, the Clinic Nurse provides direct patient care in accordance with Company protocols, established standards of nursing practice, and the FL Nurse Practice Act.  Promptly screens patients with signs or symptoms of illness.  Works with the clinical team for appropriate treatment, plan of care and disposition.  Ensures patient monitoring and follow up.  The Clinic Nurse reports to the Center Administrator.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contributes to and supports the corporation’s quality initiatives by planning, communicating and encouraging team and individual. Maintains a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement within job scope
• Maintains an active nursing appointment schedule for assisting the Provider in the monitoring of members’ health care needs. Assists the Care Manager and Provider in the follow-up management of post-hospitalized or post-emergency room visits
• Comprehensively screens patients for care opportunities and collaborates with treating physician to develop care plans that meet patients’ needs and result in appropriate quality care
• Provides condition specific patient education and anticipatory guidance, as well as care coordination, under the guidance of the Provider
• Provides health teaching
• Provides direct nursing care, comfort measures, emotional support to patients
• Performs selected IV therapy and administers prescribed treatment per Provider order
• Maintains clinical documentation within the medical records assuring compliance within all guidelines. Documents all interventions, responses, and outcomes

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 graduate, GED or equivalent
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (AHA) or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) or the ability to obtain within 90 days of employment
• For LPNs:
  • Certificate in Practical Nursing 
  • Valid Florida LPN license
  • IV certification or the ability to obtain within 90 days of employment
• For RNs:
  • Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Science 
  • Valid Florida RN license

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in Med-Surg, ER, ICU, Acute Care
• Experience with electronic health records (EHR)
• Experience in MS Office
• Ability to read, write and speak the Spanish language fluently

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.