Lead Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager

$7500 Sign on Bonus for External Candidates

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Optum’s Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience. From California, to Oregon and Washington, we are focused on helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone. At Optum Pacific West, we care. We care for our team members, our patients, and our communities. Join our culture of caring and make a positive and lasting impact on health care for millions.

Assist the site Practice Manager with day-to-day oversight of direct and indirect patient care activities, providing necessary support to the physician and other department staff within established guidelines and protocols. Provides quality patient care by assuring a smooth work and patient flow within the department. Acts as liaison between patient/physician and other departments.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understands expectations of site leadership and is involved as part of the site leadership team
• Daily rounding with all staff and providers
• Serves as a liaison and resource for all staff and providers
• Assists with daily DMS including huddles, metrics and soliciting feedback for issues requiring escalation
• Supports and advocates for implementation of new processes, clarifying questions from team members and advocating team concerns back to site leadership in a timely manner
• Proactively seeks team feedback about ongoing TPC projects and/or initiatives
• Understands, role models, and audits standard work, policies, protocols, and guidelines Assists with training schedules for new RN’s and MA’s and provides random chart audits to ensure quality assurance for first 3 month’s
• Review RN and MA checklist that all items have been reviewed and completed prior to working without preceptor
• Ensure checklists are reviewed and turned into Practice Manager
• Assists with reviewing all new MA’s appropriate medication and administration-sign off
• Provides feedback for RN and MA performance reviews
• Relaying clinic updates, system, site changes
• Coaching/training RN and MA teammates

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:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license through the State of Washington
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (AHA) or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)
• PALS certification or ability to obtained within the first six months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience working as a Registered Nurse
• ACLS certification

The salary range for this role is $59,500 to $116,600 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.


OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.