Licensed Practical Nurse, ProHealth Physicians, part of Optum
Licensed Practical Nurse, ProHealth Physicians, part of Optum
Optum
Vernon, CT
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Opportunities with ProHealth Physicians, part of the Optum family of businesses. When you work at ProHealth Physicians, your contributions directly sustain the health and well-being of our community. Discover high levels of teamwork, robust medical resources and a deep commitment to exceptional care and service. Join a leading community-based medical group and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Licensed Practical Nurse will provide basic care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Provider, functioning within their scope of license.
Primary Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
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: 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.
The Licensed Practical Nurse will provide basic care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Provider, functioning within their scope of license.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide and document patient care such as giving injections and performing preventive screenings
- Act as a member of the care team, including preparing patients to be seen by collecting and recording clinical information as per protocol
- Manage patients according to approved protocols and consistent with appointment and scheduling guidelines
- Carry out standing orders (i.e., authorizing prescription refills and ordering tests) consistent with practice policies and procedures
- Document all patient interactions and other clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record (EHR)
- Schedule tests, treatments and follow up visits on behalf of patients; assist patients with identifying suitable outside resources for disease management and other services
- Answer and document patient phone calls; take complete messages and route to providers as needed using the EHR
- Monitor tasks in order to respond in a timely manner, follow up on overdue orders/worklists and monitor status of critical referrals
- In coordination with Regional Nurse Managers, maintain oversight of temperature monitoring
- Perform phlebotomy for patients as needed
- Act as a back-up to Medical Assistants to manage patient care and flow
- Assist care team to assure smooth office operation and delivery of excellent service through teamwork
- Provide attention to patients in a manner that builds confidence, trust and loyalty
- Demonstrate respect for patients and ProHealth staff by presenting a friendly, courteous manner at all times and maintaining patient confidentiality
- Maintain open lines of communications with care team and Regional Management team
- Maintain knowledge of current coding, OSHA and CLIA regulations and company policies
- Adhere to all patient safety initiatives and infection control regulations
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Highschool diploma or GED
- Active, unrestricted LPN licensure in CT
- Intermediate level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
- 1 years of post-licensure nursing experience
- Experience working with Epic
- Experience in primary care
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: 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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