Registered Nurse Manager

Optum NY (formerly Optum Tri-State NY) is seeking a dynamic Clinical Registered Nurse Manager to join our team in West Nyack, NY. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is revolutionizing 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.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead with excellence: Meet daily with the Nursing Supervisor to ensure staffing and skill mix are adequate to support patient care
• Collaborate for success: Review skill mix and work with senior leaders to ensure the skill mix supports patient care
• Engage and innovate: Gather focused feedback during daily rounds with physicians and APCs on staff performance, patient care, and workflow standards
• Drive improvement: Gather input from staff, patients, and families on ways to improve patient care and organizational services
• Optimize operations: Work collaboratively with the Director of Operations to ensure optimal physician/APC support and efficient office operation
• Champion quality: Encourage problem-solving and continuous quality improvement in collaboration with all members of the clinical teams
• Ensure proficiency: Review staff clinical competency for accuracy and ensure clinical staff are proficient in their skills
• Communicate effectively: Share information during monthly staff meetings and interactions with other members of the leadership team
• Lead change: Initiate and lead small and large-scale change, being sensitive to organizational culture, core values, and employee perspectives
• Mentor and coach: Act as a coach and mentor to the Nursing Supervisor, Team Leaders, Lead Clinical Preceptors, and clinical staff
• Innovate and improve: Lead practice performance improvement and innovation projects
• Hire the best: Interview candidates and make hiring decisions
• Manage resources: Monitor and manage expenses within the department, including staff hours, education and travel expenditures, equipment and supplies, and specific departmental expenditures. Develop and monitor annual operational and capital budgets for the area of responsibility

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 of an accredited school of nursing
• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in New York State (NYS) with current NYS registration and in good standing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current BLS certification
• 3+ years of leadership experience

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.

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