RN, Home Health
Company: Optum
Location: Aberdeen
Posted on: January 29, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Explore opportunities with Aberdeen Assured Home
Health, 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. As the
Registered Nurse in Home Health you will provide and direct
provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed
by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws,
regulations, and agency policies. You will also coordinate 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. Primary
Responsibilities: - Clinical Competence - Initiates, develops,
implements, and revises the plan of care in collaboration with the
physician and other health care professionals - Supervises care
provided by home health aides and licensed practical/vocational
nurses, provides instruction, and assigns tasks according to State
and federal regulations - Provides required supervisory visits -
Documentation and Care Delivery - Provides high-quality clinical
services within the scope of practice and infection control
standards, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination
with other health care team members - Completes comprehensive
assessments (OASIS) including medication reconciliation accurately
and timely - Documents patient visits per policy and payer
requirements, and syncs timely per LHC policy - Quality - Makes
initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visits, ensures
patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity
guidelines, determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of
care within State guidelines with the physician, and submits
accurate documentation - Communicates relevant information timely
and effectively with appropriate agency staff, including patient
care issues, visit assignments, schedule changes, orders, OASIS
data sets, coding requests, and coordination with other clinicians
- Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, patients,
and family members to ensure quality care and service excellence -
Teamwork - Takes direction from Clinical Director and Executive
Director professionally and completes assigned tasks timely,
including required learning - Assists in the orientation of new
agency personnel and serves as a preceptor to other staff and
students - Actively participates in survey/survey readiness
activities and performance improvement plans, works to reduce
unnecessary patient hospitalizations, improve patient safety, and
implements processes and best practices to ensure positive patient
outcomes - Participates in on-call and weekend rotation as needed
to meet patient needs - Adheres to and participates in the agency's
utilization management model 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 - Ability to function in any home situation
regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or
financial condition of the client Preferred Qualifications: -
Ability to work independently - Solid communication, writing, and
organizational skills Pay Range $64,100 - $141,500 annual total
cash target pay $36.98 - $81.63 per visit point $30.82 - $68.03
hourly rate Annual total cash compensation for this role assumes
full-time employment (40 weekly hours) at full productivity and
generally follows the range above. Total cash compensation includes
earnings from per visit point pay and hourly pay and is based on
several factors including but not limited to local labor markets,
education, work experience and may increase over time based on
productivity and performance in the role. This role receives two
types of compensation depending on the work being performed. When
conducting visits, you will be paid per visit point rate
compensation. Your per visit pay will be calculated by multiplying
your per visit point rate by the productivity points you accrue for
various types of visits. Each type of visit is assigned a certain
number of productivity points that is inclusive of "direct" and
"indirect" patient care activities. Visits are assigned based on
patient and business needs. The number of visits performed each
week will vary based on individual productivity targets and the
productivity points assigned to the visits performed. You will be
paid your hourly rate for certain non-visit activities such as
orientation. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In
addition to your pay, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive
benefits package, 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.
LHCJobs 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.
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