Field Care Manager, RN

Clinical Lead Registered Nurse

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As an experienced Registered Nurse you will serve as a clinical lead for assigned care teams, supporting high-risk members through comprehensive care management, transitions of care, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This field-based role focuses on improving health outcomes, reducing avoidable hospital utilization, and ensuring members receive coordinated, whole-person care in the Albuquerque Metro Area.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct clinical and social assessments in homes, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)
• Develop and manage individualized care plans in partnership with providers
• Lead care coordination and interdisciplinary team meetings
• Manage transitions of care following hospitalizations and emergency department visits
• Provide disease management and self-care coaching for members with complex chronic conditions
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, social workers, and community partners to address member needs
• Identify and support palliative care and hospice-appropriate members
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and support quality improvement initiatives

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:

• Active New Mexico RN license (multistate compact license preferred)
• 3+ years of acute care, home health, ambulatory care, or care management experience
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a field-based environment
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSN and/or CCM certification
• Medicare Advantage, value-based care, or transitions-of-care experience
• Home health background
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Travel

• Approximately 60% travel within assigned territory
• Mileage reimbursement provided

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). The salary for this role will range from $72,800 - $130,000 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.

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.