Registered Nurse
UnitedHealth Group
- Worcester, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Hours: 5 days per week, 40 hours total. No weekends, evenings, or holidays
Specialty: OncologyPrimary 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
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Currently licensed as an RN in the State of Massachusetts
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Phone triage experience
- Epic Computer experience
- Experience with electronic medical records
- Experience working in an ambulatory clinic setting
- Experience in a oncology setting
- Knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
- Proven excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills