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. Position is accountable for multi-site clinical operational support with focus on safety, education, orientation and competency, clinical quality, infection prevention and employee health. Receives direction from Senior Director of Nursing and Optum West Chief Nursing Officer. Demonstrates excellent clinical knowledge of nursing process, understands inter-disciplinary approach to clinical management. Oversees professional administrative practices to ensure health and safety regulatory compliance and accountabilities. Position is accountable to collaborate with Optum West Region Operations Team and Provider/Physician Leadership to improve quality, cost, patient service and operational performance. Develops and executes strategies to implement organizational mission, vision and values that optimize patient outcomes and financial performance. Facilitates excellent customer service and satisfaction while achieving organization-specific quality and financial goals. Develops and participates in companywide policy and procedures to monitor and ensure company and regulatory compliance and consistency. Recruits, retains and promotes outstanding teammates.
Primary Responsibilities: Acts as a clinical resource to teammatesLeads the practice health and Safety teamParticipates in performing practice health and safety assessmentsParticipates on/leads committees, policy and procedure development, special projects and process improvement initiativesSupports Performance Improvement Programs and patient safety programs and initiativesEducation, Clinical Competency Validation: Collaborates with clinical education teamCollaborates with educators to create, implement and evaluate education, special projects and quality programsImplements and leads teammates development activitiesDevelops and teaches comprehensive curriculumAnalyzes research and integrates into current practiceSupports/Leads process improvement activities (LEAN Performance improvement)Develops/leads distance education and standardizationQuality: Leads structured clinical quality and infection prevention assessment (audit) processMonitors quality of patient care, in an out-patient environment, utilizing the nursing process and performance improvement modelsIdentifies and assesses the appropriateness and safety of care for known and potential problems; evaluates outcomesDevelops policies and procedures that meet regulatory agency compliance and standards of careYou'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: Bachelor's degree in nursingGraduate degree in healthcare or nursingActive unrestricted RN license in the State of WashingtonBLS (Basic Life Support) certification5+ years of clinical nursing experience3+ years of management experience with successive promotions and Site Audit (assessment experience)Ability to review root cause of problems, issues, develop plans in collaboration with others and implement plans for process improvementDemonstrated ability to lead others and to think outside of conventional processesPossess knowledge of research techniques, data analysis and reporting, forward/strategic planning and integration of technologies within staff development initiativesKnowledgeable about regulatory requirements such as OSHA and regulatory/accrediting requirementsPrinciples of adult learning and educationEpidemiology principles and concepts of infection prevention and nursing theoryPreferred Qualifications: Masters in NursingCurrently enrolled in a graduate programSolid leadership and organizational skills including group and team building, coaching, communication of vision, change management, and people/product focus balanceAdvanced ability to develop people, empowerment and accountability at all levelsSolid sense of integrity and ability to command the respect of patients and employees at all levelsAbility to create and maintain a caring culture. Must possess strong analytical skillsDemonstrated ability to lead groups successfully coupled with solid interpersonal, excellent oral and communication skillsDemonstrated skills in performance improvement process, program development, project management, computer technology, database development and management and instruction designProficient in field of nursing practice and possess independent clinical skillsWashington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. 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).
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: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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. OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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