| If you really want to know what it's like
to work for UnitedHealth Group, just ask one of our nurses.
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| Using
my skills |
| Work
- life balance |
| Telephonic
care or hands-on care |
| Variety
for experienced nurses |
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| Is UnitedHealth Group
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"Evercare
has provided me with the opportunity to have the most rewarding
nurse practitioner position. I have been able to grow not
only as a nurse practitioner, but as an individual as well.
The challenges that I encounter every day have given me the
insight to be a better nurse practitioner and clinical advisor.
The rewards that are afforded an employee of Evercare go beyond
the monetary benefits, and leave a person with a sense of
accomplishment, self-worth and pride. The greatest reward
is walking into a nursing home and having both the staff and
the residents say, 'Hi! We are so glad you are here.'"
Michele M. Pirc, MSN, CNP
Evercare |
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| Can I have a rewarding
nursing career and a personal life - at the same time? |
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"I have had three decades of varied
clinical and managerial experience in the long-term care arena.
In my three years at Evercare, I have developed a life balance
that I did not know existed in any work environment."
Laurie Talarico, NP
Evercare |
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"I am an ICA-inpatient care advocate
nurse specializing in the care of SNF/acute rehab patients.
I review their cases daily and make sure they are at the right
level of care. Like in the hospital, I speak with medical
directors, case managers, patients and their families to coordinate
care for the SNF/rehab population. I love finally having weekends
and holidays off to spend them with my family."
Ruth Hardcastle, RN
OptumHealth |
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| How does providing
telephonic care compare with hands-on care? |
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"As a nurse, you use your critical
thinking skills no matter what type of nursing you do. The
only difference is that in telephonic care, your assessment
skills are fine-tuned to identify issues through conversation
with the patient rather than physically seeing the patient."
Lisa Lacock, RN
Clinical Manager, OptumHealth |
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| Does UnitedHealth
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"NurseLine provides a stimulating
professional venue that uses one's professional skills - clinical
competence, assessment, teaching - and equally one's 'soft
skills' to communicate empathy, caring, and competence to
callers, who have truly varied questions, concerns, situations
and levels of understanding."
Mary Dugi, RN
SCS |
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"Care Coordination literally provided
a lifeboat for me in a sea of boredom and burnout! Go ahead
and see what rescue is waiting for you."
Kaylie Rebenstorf, RN
SCS |
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