What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Coordination Specialist position at UnitedHealth Group?
Company Overview
UnitedHealth Group is a clinician-led care organization, dedicated to creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum. Our team is committed to providing high-quality patient care and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
About the Job
We are seeking a skilled Home and Community Care professional to join our team as a Per Assessment NP HouseCalls. In this role, you will provide annual clinical assessments to patients in their homes, identifying and reducing health risks while coordinating follow-up care to improve health and well-being.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
UnitedHealth Group is a clinician-led care organization, dedicated to creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum. Our team is committed to providing high-quality patient care and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
About the Job
We are seeking a skilled Home and Community Care professional to join our team as a Per Assessment NP HouseCalls. In this role, you will provide annual clinical assessments to patients in their homes, identifying and reducing health risks while coordinating follow-up care to improve health and well-being.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct in-home assessments, including evaluation of past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and comprehensive physical exam.
- Perform evidence-based practice screenings, including point-of-care testing (as appropriate).
- Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
- Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
- Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform members' PCP of potential gaps in care.
- Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately.
- Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance.
Required Qualifications:
- Active NP license or ability to obtain by start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice.
- APCs working in jurisdictions that authorize APCs to practice autonomously or without formal supervision must have obtained approval to practice autonomously or without formal supervision from their licensing board, if applicable.
- Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment by start date.
- Ability to complete physical requirements of the job, including lifting a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand, and kneel to perform physical assessment.
- Reliable transportation to complete home visit assessments.
