$1,500 Sign on bonus for external candidates only 

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life's best work.(sm)

The LPN Clinical Care Coordinator is responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities to support primary care and specialty teams. The LPN Clinical Care Coordinator will work within the scope of licensure to support direct patient care through managing daily patient flow, complex care coordination, and supporting patient, provider, and team needs. Clinical skills and a team-oriented, positive, and strong work ethic are a must. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with providers to answer patient questions, schedules same day patients, works with acute patient issues, and supports utilization and patient access
• Works with providers on assisting with complex patients - paperwork, phone calls, specialty appointments, insurance issues, etc. 
• Manages daily patient flow and team preparation - anticipates the needs of the team based on provider’s schedules and staff coverage
• Collaborates by using a team approach with the primary care providers, specialty providers, and other members of the healthcare team to ensure coordination of services
• Coordinates patient care plan with extended care team members such as case management, behavioral health, pharmacy services, etc. 
• Desktop management - assists team members with time consuming, complex issues, referrals, paperwork, etc.
• Prioritizes work that is time-consuming and time sensitive such as stat referrals and urgent patient needs
• Manages patient paperwork through partnership with the front office, medical records, and indexing
• Supports electronic patient portal message in the EHR
• Rooms patients if necessary to cover staffing shortages, breaks and lunches
• Engages in team huddles and meetings on a daily or weekly basis
• Engages in constructive conversations on how to improve processes and job functions to better serve patients

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
• Current LPN license with Oregon State Board of Nursing
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (AHA) or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)
• 3+ years of experience working as an LVN/LPN 
• Access to reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• I.V. therapy and phlebotomy certification 
• 5+ years of experience working as an LVN/LPN 
• Experience with care coordination processes. Experience in managing complex patient care functions through a collaboration with providers
• Proficiency with electronic health records, managing electronic schedules, and engaging in telephonic outreach

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer 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.

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