Nursing Jobs in Darien, CT
$82,016 - $123,024 / year
a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Love Home Health and Travel? Join Our Team as a Full-Time Travel RN Serving Trumbull & Surrounding Communities! Explore opportunities with Patient Care, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Home Health provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. The Registered Nurse coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources. All done within a Point of Care setting. Primary Responsibilities: Develops, implements, and updates patient plans of care in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary team; ensures home‑health eligibility and completes comprehensive nursing assessments (including OASIS and medication reconciliation). Provides and coordinates high‑quality clinical care; supervises and assigns tasks to home health aides and LPN/LVNs in compliance with state and federal regulations, including required supervisory visits. Accurately documents all patient care per policy and payer requirements; communicates timely with physicians, patients, families, and agency staff to ensure coordinated, effective care. Participates in orientation and precepting of new staff; contributes to performance improvement, survey readiness, patient safety initiatives, and reducing avoidable hospitalizations. Demonstrates professionalism through punctuality, positive attitude, ongoing learning, meeting deadlines, active meeting participation, adherence to agency standards, and participation in on‑call/weekend rotations. Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client 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: Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation Preferred Qualifications: 1+ years of clinical experience CPR Certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $82,016 to $123,024 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. #LHCjobs UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. $147,153.96 - $180,190.08 / year
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Learn more about NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island , and interact with us on LinkedIn , Glassdoor , Indeed , Facebook , X , YouTube and Instagram . Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nurse, Care Management - Full-Time, Days. In this role, the successful candidate Coordinates and procures services necessary to meet the post-acute care needs of patients identified as requiring such services. Ensures a timely and smooth transition to the most appropriate post-acute care setting. Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary patient care staff both internal and external to the organization. Participates in quality improvement and evaluation processes related to the management of patient care. Ensures maximization of provider reimbursement of patient days through timely and accurate insurance reviews. Job Responsibilities: Performs other duties as assigned Performs an initial utilization review of patients for appropriateness of setting using industry standard utilization clinical criteria including, but not limited to InterQual, Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG), etc. Collaborates with the Attending of record and the Physician Advisor as indicated for review of any patient not meeting criteria for level of care ordered. Performs continued stay and extended stay reviews when there is a change to a higher level of acuity, authorized days expire, required by the insurance payer contractual agreement, stay is denied or reduced to a lower level of care. Provides patient clinical reviews to payer in a timely and efficient manner to obtain certification of the patient days and secure reimbursement. Confers with Attending Physician, Physician Advisor, and multidisciplinary team as needed to mediate concurrent denials. Screens all inpatients utilizing case management departmental screening criteria for potential post acute care needs. Perform an assessment for discharge needs for all patients that meet screening criteria, are referred by care team or are requested by patient/designee. Develops a discharge plan in collaboration with the patient/designee and care team incorporating patient preferences. Implement the discharge plan with referrals, including necessary medical information, to appropriate post acute care services. Reassessment of this process will be done with ongoing review of all readmissions to ensure that the plan was responsive to the discharge needs. Completes all necessary documentation as per departmental policy and procedure utilizing Allscripts. Completes Patient Review Instrument (PRI) accurately and in a timely manner. Identifies and reports risk and quality issues to appropriate department. Tracks avoidable days in Allscripts to identify opportunities for improvement. Provides patients with all necessary notices in accordance with requirements for CMS conditions of participation and insurance payer contracts. Issue Important Message (IM), Discharge Notice, Advanced Beneficary Notice (ABN), Detailed Notice of non-coverage, Preadmission/Admission Notice of non-coverage and Hospital Issuance of non-coverage (HINN) as appropriate and in accordance with hospital policy and procedure. Process Medicare Code 44 as appropriate in accordance with policy. Ensure patientdesignee is provided with eplanation of billing status when a Code 44 or observation is ordered. Participates in patient care unit interdisciplinary meetings to assess patients' current and projected clinical status, plan of care, discharge plan and expected discharge date. Facilitates communication among the interdisciplinary health care team members. Coordinates patient care conferences among appropriate team members and patient/designee to discuss identify barriers, concerns, resolve conflicts and communicate choices in the plan of care. Participates in in-service activities and continuing education programs as scheduled. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify you must have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing required for employees hired after 9/1/2020 (those who were hired prior to 9/1/2020 are grandfathered). Current and valid New York State Registered Nurse License. BLS certification (Issued by the American Heart Association-AHA). 3 - 5 years Clinical acute care. Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, organizational skills. Knowledge of clinical standards of practice for multiple patient populations. Computer skills.. Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Nursing. New York State Department of Health Patient Review Instrument (PRI) Assessor. 3 - 5 years Discharge planning and/or utilization management. Knowledge of post-acute care referral process for the procurement of patient services. Knowledge of Hospital reimbursement process, insurance denials and appeals. Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family. NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online. View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal . NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $147,153.96 - $180,190.08 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here 
