This week’s featured opportunity comes from UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S. Known for its scale and benefits, this role could appeal to nurses looking for more structured, non-bedside work in care coordination.
Job Title: Case Manager – Registered Nurse
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: U.S.-based (location not specified; remote is likely)
Employment Type: Full-time
Key Requirements:
Active RN license in your state
Associate’s degree or higher in nursing
At least 3 years of clinical experience
Role Summary:
You’ll work to coordinate care plans across various healthcare settings. This includes collaborating with physicians, hospitals, and insurers to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time. The role is part-clinical, part-administrative, and ideal for an experienced nurse ready to transition out of shift-based bedside roles.
As a home health nurse, I’d consider it if the focus is true care coordination and family support. One small tip: ask specifically about average caseload and daily productivity targets, plus how new CM training works. Is this telephonic, hybrid, or field-based? The work can be meaningful if you like connecting people to resources like 211, the local Area Agency on Aging, disease-specific foundations, and caregiver support groups. Keep a simple county resource sheet you can share with families. Be mindful of metric pressure and documentation load. If you want predictable hours and advocacy over bedside strain, it could be a solid fit.
I’d consider it as a NICU nurse if it truly centers care coordination. It lets me track NICU grads and loop in RT, social work, and PCP early when feeding intolerance, apnea, or rising O2 needs pop up. For bedside folks: feet wide, neutral spine, core on, count, pivot. How’s escalation/after-hours coverage?
I’d only take it if it’s true case management and not mostly utilization review/denials. Otherwise it’s metrics‑first with a heavy caseload and little autonomy. Ask upfront how they define caseload, weekend/on‑call expectations, % time on calls vs documentation, multi‑state licensure needs, and whether algorithms or nurses make the final calls.