Registered Nurse - Chicopee, MA
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Chicopee
Posted on: June 15, 2022
Job Description:
***$5000 SIGN-ON BONUS TO EXTERNAL HIRES***Careers with
MedExpress. At MedExpress, we believe in delivering quality,
convenient, affordable health care and exceeding our patients'
expectations. Our neighborhood medical centers are open every day
from 8-8 with a full medical team and no appointments necessary to
help patients get in, get healthy, and get back to what's really
important. We provide a broad scope of services including urgent
care, basic wellness and prevention, and employer health services.
As part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses,
we're working together to help people live healthier lives and to
help the health system work better for everyone. You can become
part of our elite team almost anywhere with 250 MedExpress centers
across the country and two administrative offices in Morgantown, WV
and Pittsburgh, PA. Join us and start doing your life's best
work.(sm)The Registered Nurse is responsible for ensuring the
well-being of patients and for providing a positive, supportive
environment while working in conjunction with physicians, advanced
practice clinicians, front office and clinical staff. The
successful RN will have sound clinical acumen, strong communication
skills and a dedication to customer service and patient care.This
role is center-based and requires working in a clinical setting.
The noise level is moderate and there is a potential for exposure
to infectious diseases and blood-borne pathogens. It requires the
ability to stand and sit for hours at a time (with some bending and
stooping), ability to use manual dexterity in relation to clinical
requirements, and ability to lift 50 lbs. Hours may vary based on
location, patient volume, and business needs.Primary
Responsibilities:
- Assess, screen, triage and perform treatment ordered for
patients
- Perform medical treatment as ordered by provider or established
MedExpress standing orders
- Prepare and assist provider with dispensing prescribed
medications (in states where applicable)
- Assists the provider with examinations, procedures and other
duties
- Oversee and coordinate the daily patient care flow -
- Assist patients as needed with walking, transfer, specimen
collection, exam preparation, etc.
- Complete occupational health testing including such services as
urine drug screens, breath alcohol testing, hair testing and
physicals
- Complete patient referrals and patient callbacks daily
- Proper, concise and complete EMR documentation and/or
paper-based documentation for all assessments and procedures
- Other duties as assigned such as new models of care and new
types of procedures, etc.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 School of Nursing with current state
licensure -
- Maintain BLS/CPR and CME/CEU's as applicable for licensure
- 1+ years of dedicated clinical work experience
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodationPreferred
Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience in Urgent Care, Emergency Room or
Critical Care setting
- Experience with IV insertion
- Experience with employer health services / occupational
medicine
- Experience with venous access for medication administration, as
well as venipuncture and lab specimen collections
- Working knowledge of computerized information systems (EMR)
used in clinical management settingsTo protect the health and
safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve,
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all
employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to
beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require
full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job
function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and
local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client
COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary
information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job
functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet
the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an
employment offer or termination of employmentCareers with Optum.
Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant
objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it
comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of
health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices
or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap
beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of
the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some
of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care
has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that
means working on high performance teams against sophisticated
challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible
company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best
work.(sm)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 its 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
provided by the medical practices of any of their
physicians.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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