Registered Nurse RN

Registered Nurse RN at Optum summary :

The Registered Nurse (RN) at Reliant Medical Group provides essential care to oncology patients, collaborating with primary care providers and managing individual patient cases. This role emphasizes education and support, ensuring patients receive the best healthcare experience. The RN will work in a diverse and inclusive environment with a focus on improving community health.

2,500 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Registered Nurse RN to join our team in Worcester, MA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Location : 5 Neponset St, Worcester, MA 01606

Hours : 4 days per week, 32 hours total. No weekends, evenings, or holidays

Specialty : Oncology

Primary Responsibilities :

• Provides care in the individual and group setting
• Works with primary care providers throughout the organization to provide education and monitoring services for all referred patients
• Works closely with the staff and providers to identify patients that require education and monitoring services
• Manages a caseload of patients independently
• Assesses patients for their learning needs, follows them appropriately and documents in the patient electronic medical record
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the area of oncology care
• Provides staff education for nurses or others at various sites as requested
• Collaborates with the practice manager in relation to time utilization and program development
• Utilizes the curriculum developed for the care of patients
• Provides professional and courteous care to patients
• Participates in monthly patient support groups
• Provides support, teaching and ongoing management services to oncology patients
• Provides self-management education in both group and individual visits
• Provides instruction on administration of subcutaneous as well as non-insulin injectable antihyperglycemic agents
• Complies with health and safety requirements and with regulatory agencies such as DPH, etc.
• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives
• Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, seminars, etc.
• Attends a variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed
• Regular, reliable and predictable attendance will be required

Reliant Medical Group joined Optum in 2018, to be part of the greater vision to make health care better for everyone. At Reliant, you're part of a community-based, multi-specialty, clinician-led medical group in Central and Boston Metro-west Massachusetts. Where everyone works collaboratively on a common purpose : improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Supported by a patient-centric business model – integrated care teams focus on the best patient care, rather than volume. Recognized nationally for an innovative, sustainable care model we offer a full range of outpatient primary care and over 30 different specialties including hospital medicine, comprehensive radiology services, and urgent care. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

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 :

Preferred Qualifications :

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.

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Oncology Care, Patient Education, Clinical Resources, Healthcare Support, Patient Care, Nursing, Collaboration, Community Health, Health Education