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Optum’s Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience. From California, to Oregon and Washington, we are focused on helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone. At Optum Pacific West, we care. We care for our team members, our patients, and our communities. Join our culture of caring and make a positive and lasting impact on health care for millions.
The Licensed Practical Nurse Specialty serves the patient, the physician and other staff members by assisting in the delivery of specialty health care and patient care management.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare patients for examination and treatment. Take patient histories and vital signs
- Prepare exam and treatment rooms with necessary instruments. Prepare and maintain supplies and equipment for treatments
- Ensure all instruments are properly sterilized
- Provide Pre and Post Operation patient education. Monitor patients post procedure
- Incorporate nursing theory to deliver care
- Give injections and apply splints and dressings
- Assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and procedures
- Perform selected nursing and administrative duties
- Remove sutures. Provide minor wound care
- Maintain the patient file, records and other information
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Attend staff meetings as required
- Maintain strictest confidentiality
- Perform other duties as assigned
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 accredited nursing school
- Current Oregon LPN license
- Healthcare provider level BLS/CPR certification, or the ability to obtain certification within 30 days of employment
- 1+ year of professional nursing experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with surgical procedures
- Experience with an electronic medical record system
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: 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.