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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. 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. It is time to take your career to the next level. As a Licensed Vocational Nurse Supervisor at Optum, you will be responsible for performing moderately complex and/or specialized patient-oriented procedures under the supervision of a clinician or Registered Nurse (RN) to ensure that patients receive appropriate care. Responsible for performing operational duties as required under the supervision of the site administrator or designee. Primary Responsibilities:
- Supervises clinical operations of a given patient care area
- Assists Site Administrator in ensuring compliance with licensing, certification, and competencies
- Evaluates nursing competencies and decisions according to current nursing practices
- Functions as a resource and serves as a liaison between administration, clinicians, staff, and other departments
- Participates in all Nursing Leadership regional meetings and Nurse Peer Reviews as needed
- Identifies and participates in quality improvement projects for the site
- Conducts monthly staff meetings to evaluate departmental needs and to communicate operational updates
- Verifies that the informed consents for procedures have been signed, dated, and witnessed
- Assists with Quality Metrics, Comprehensive Health Assessment Programs (CHAPS) formally HCC research, telephone call procedures, and patient follow-up procedures
- Collaborates with a clinician to prepare, monitor, and discharge patients after a procedure
- Serves as a relief for the teammates
- Assists with all department’s specific functions within the LVN scope of practice
- Ensures monthly expiration logs for medications and sample medications (refrigerated and non-refrigerated) are maintained
- Ensures yearly expiration logs for Preventative Maintenance (PM) are performed as needed
- Ensures EKG reconciliation is performed and confirms clinician sees EKGs before patients are discharged
- Ensures immunization records and updating EHR (including California Immunization Registry (CAIR)) is performed
- Attends mandatory annual skills validation and Annual Clinical updates that may occur during evening hours and weekends (selected Saturdays only)
- Assists clinicians with medication reconciliation per guidelines
- Assists with entering referrals in electronic health records EHR for clinicians to authorize
- Participates in verifying medications and vaccine doses for non-licensed teammates
- Mentors and trains teammates in collaboration with the Site Administrator, lead clinician, and people services department
- Attends all mandatory Clinical Teammate Orientation (CTO) (both instructor-led and online courses), Annual Clinical Updates, and Skills validation, including those that could be held after working hours, including the weekend
- Participates in the facilitation of annual skills validation for Medical Assistants that take place during evening hours and or weekends (selected Saturdays only)
- Ensures all Patient Intervention Reports (PIR) have been reviewed and actions are taken
- Assists clinician and licensed nursing teammates in responding to patient emergencies as per Emergency Response Protocols
- Performs additional duties as assigned
- Graduation from an accredited Licensed Vocational Nurse program
- Current California LVN license
- I.V. therapy & blood draw certification
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (AHA) or willing to obtain by date of hire
- 1+ years of supervisory or management experience
- 1+ years of experience working as an LVN/LPN
- Bilingual English and Spanish
About the Company
UnitedHealth Group
Minnetonka, MN, United States
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that’s dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions worldwide. We are... Read more