Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Durham, North Carolina
Posted: 25-Jul-24
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 140199873
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.
Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician, provides direct, safe, appropriate, and effective nursing care to designated patients in accordance with patient needs, current standards of nursing practice, and organizational policies within the scope of LPN Licensure and organization policy. Performs general nursing tasks. Adheres to policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety. Participation in Compliance and other important training is a condition of employment.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Identifies and collects information concerning the health status of patients
- Evaluates patient’s responses to interventions and to the revision of the plan of care as needed
- Ensures the implementation of patient care orders in a timely manner
- Demonstrates quality improvement, facilitating the generation of ideas for improvement of patient care and functioning of the clinic
- Responsible for completing basic LPN competencies in addition to departmental specific competencies
- Follows organizational policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned
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 from a Licensed Practical Nursing program
- Current BLS Certification; Valid NM LPN Licensure
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of related experience
- Ability to maintain strict patient confidentiality; basic math skills, basic computer skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Standing
- Sitting
- Walking
- Kneeling/Crouching
- Lifting
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.
