Personal Nurse-Louisiana – Metairie

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services - through traditional and consumer-choice plans - to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals.

Today, Humana is a leader in consumer engagement. Throughout its diversified customer portfolio, the company provides guidance that can both help lower costs and lead to a better health plan experience.



Role: Clinical Innovations Personal Nurse
Assignment: Personal Nurse
Location: Metairie, LA

Are you a fit?
If every medicine was passed, every IV was hung, every order read, every dressing changed, what would you do? Are you that nurse that would choose to sit with the patient who needs your nurturing presence? Have you ever wondered how to unlock the key to guiding a patient toward a healthier lifestyle? Are you a self-starter and capable of working alone from your home office? If you answered yes, continue reading to learn more and decide if this role is for you!

Assignment Capsule
The PERSONAL NURSE provides one-on-one guidance to information, resources and tools to increase the member's ability to manage their own condition, understand their health care options and become active decision makers with their physician. Through a telephonic, at-home workforce, highly qualified registered nurses outreach to provide coaching and guidance to members when they need it most. This position requires full-time hours on the phone, with the ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of our members in the evenings or occasionally on weekends. As a Personal Nurse with Humana, you can make a difference in the lives of your patients and improve their health outcomes. Through your clinical knowledge, support, desire to educate and empower your patients, you are making a significant positive impact in the health care industry.

Key Competencies

• Leveraging Technology: From the telephone to the computer, you are at home with electronic technology and use it as a matter of course. The Internet is a familiar place to find you. You know how to learn on the net.
  
• Problem Solving: You are a problem solver with the ability to engage others in collaborative problem solving. You can be a broker and consultant regarding resources. You engage people in problem solving without taking over.
  
• Is Accountable: You are a self-starter good at self management and capable of working alone. You set your own goals and structure your world so you can reach your goals. People describe you as independent and reliable.
  
• Clinical Knowledge: You understand clinical program design, implementation, management/monitoring to support choice in consumer medical care. Understands the medical utilization implications of such programs
  
• Influencing Others: You believe in people and their potential. You empower people to make decisions and be accountable. You are empathic and you understand the dilemmas that people encounter. People turn to you with problems because you listen.
  
• Communication: You genuinely like talking to people; you are curious about who they are. People describe you as warm, accepting, kind and caring.

• Active RN license and possess the ability to be licensed in multiple states with out restrictions
  
• 4-year degree, preferably in healthcare or business related field
  
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Seasoned professional with three or move years of clinical experience
  
• Strong computer, web navigation and research skills
  
• Must have a separate room with a locked door that can be used as a home office to ensure you and your patients have absolute and continuous privacy while you work.
  
• Must have accessibility to high speed internet (DSL)for a home office (no satellite or wireless)
  
• Ability to travel, work and train offsite for 2 weeks (separate weeks), plus additional travel as needed for ongoing training. You will be trained on motivational techniques to assist our members towards a healthier lifestyle.
  
• Ability to work full-time (40 hrs minimum) Monday through Friday including 2 evenings/wk up to 9pm (local time). Associate may work flexible hours during the day when working that evening. Infrequent weekend calls to accommoda
  
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