United Health Remote Nursing Jobs – Hiring Now
Last updated: October 20, 2026 · By Amna
The short answer first: “United Health” is the name most people type for UnitedHealth Group — the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, the health plan, and Optum, the health services business. The group’s remote nurse posts sit on one official portal, UnitedHealth Group Careers, under both business names. This page answers the questions this search actually asks, then points you to the full company walk-through. Each post states its own pay, states and schedule.
“Is ‘United Health’ the Same Company as UnitedHealthcare?”
Nearly — and the difference decides where you search. UnitedHealth Group is the parent company. UnitedHealthcare is its health benefits business: the health plan. Optum is its health services business. A nurse searching “United Health” usually means the whole group, and the group’s posts cover both sides: plan-side seats under the UnitedHealthcare name and services-side seats under the Optum name. Neither business runs its own application door — hiring for both runs through the one official portal, UnitedHealth Group Careers.
“Where Is the Full Company Guide?”
On this site’s United Healthcare remote nurse jobs page — that is the full company walk-through: the two sides of the group, the role families, the requirements and the apply path in depth. This page is the shorter companion for the “united health” wording. Read this one to sort the name and the portal; read that one before you apply. The two pages point at the same pool of posts — if you find the same post through either route, it is one post. Apply once.
“What Kinds of Remote Nurse Jobs Does the Group Post?”
In general terms, the remote nursing work at a group this size sits in the phone and record lanes of a health plan and its services arm:
- Utilization review: reading requests and clinical records against stated criteria and preparing or issuing determinations, as each post describes.
- Case and care management: holding a panel of members by phone and video — assessments, care plans, follow-up and coordination.
- Appeals support: the clinical record side of disputed decisions — timelines, documentation and review preparation.
- Clinical services support: services-side seats that support care programs, as each post states them.
Each post names its business side, its lane and its duties. Read those lines, not the group name, to know the job in front of you.
“What License Do I Need?”
A license that covers every state where the members or patients on your panel or queue live — the license follows the patient, not your desk. A multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact covers your RN and LPN practice across the compact states; a state outside the compact needs its own license. The compact never covers APRN practice in any state, so a post written at the NP level reads on state APRN licensure. Each post names the licenses and states it accepts; match them against yours before you start an application. Verify the roster on NCSBN.org.
“What Does It Pay?”
Each post states its own pay, and this page quotes no UnitedHealth Group figure — plainly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes medians by occupation, not by employer, so no official company salary figure exists. The baselines to judge a post against are the BLS national medians (OES, May 2024): RN $86,070 a year, which leads here because most of these seats hire on an RN license; NP $126,260; LPN/LVN $59,730. Verify on BLS.gov. Read a post’s stated pay against its lane and license level — review, panel work and appeals are different workloads under one group name.
How to Apply: Step by Step
- Start at the one official portal. UnitedHealth Group Careers is where the group’s posts live, whichever business name you searched.
- Search under both names: “UnitedHealthcare” and “Optum,” plus your role words — “utilization review,” “case manager,” “appeals” — and “remote.”
- Read the post’s own lines first: which side of the group, which lane, which member states, which schedule.
- Check the license line against your own licenses before you write a word of the application.
- Write your resume for plan-side work: review volume, panel follow-through, documentation quality, criteria-based decisions. Use the resume guide.
- Apply on the official site only and keep the confirmation. Anyone charging you to apply is not this group.
Full path: How to get a remote nursing job.
Where to Apply
The group’s own portal comes first — that is where UnitedHealthcare and Optum posts live. The other health plan employers below run similar plan-side lanes; search the same role words on each. The employer’s own listing is the real, current post. Applying is always free:
- UnitedHealth Group Careers — search “utilization review,” “case manager” or “nurse,” plus “remote,” under both UnitedHealthcare and Optum.
- CVS Health Clinical Careers (includes Aetna) — search “utilization review” and “case manager” under Clinical.
- The Cigna Group Healthcare Careers — search “utilization review nurse” on its healthcare teams.
- Humana Careers — search “care manager” and “utilization review.”
- Centene Careers — search “utilization review” under Clinical & Care Management.
Why Nurses Start Here — What Makes Them Pause
Why they start here:
- One portal covers two businesses — plan-side and services-side posts behind a single search.
- The lanes are the core remote-nursing lanes: review, case and care management, appeals — skills that transfer to every large plan.
- The name question is settled once: after this page, you never lose posts to a wording again.
What makes them pause:
- There is no company pay figure to plan around — each post’s stated pay is judged on its own, against the BLS baselines.
- The same title can sit on either side of the group with different duties; the post’s lines, not its title, settle the job.
- A post open in one state can be closed in the next — the state list on the post is the screen, read it first.
Red Flags: Protect Yourself
Real employers never charge a fee to apply, never interview only on a chat app, and never ask you to cash a check for equipment. A group name this large draws impersonators under every spelling of it — “United Health,” “UnitedHealthcare,” “Optum.” A “recruiter” texting an offer under any of those names, or asking for money or bank details before an interview booked through the official portal, is not the group. Type the portal address yourself rather than following a link from an unsolicited message. Full checklist: Report a Job / Report a Scam.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is “United Health” the same as UnitedHealth Group?
Yes — “United Health” is the shortened name people search for UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, the health plan, and Optum, the health services business. The group’s nurse posts sit on the one official portal, UnitedHealth Group Careers, under both business names.
Where do I apply for United Health remote nursing jobs?
On UnitedHealth Group Careers, the group’s official portal. Search under both UnitedHealthcare and Optum with your role words and “remote,” then read the post’s state and license lines before you apply. Applying there is free.
What remote nurse jobs does UnitedHealth Group post?
In general terms: plan-side lanes such as utilization review, case and care management and appeals support, plus services-side clinical support seats under Optum, as each post states. Each post names its side, duties, states and schedule, and those lines define the seat.
What is the difference between this page and the United Healthcare page?
This page is the short companion for the “united health” search wording: it sorts the name, the two businesses and the one portal. The United Healthcare page on this site is the full company walk-through — role families, requirements and the apply path in depth. Both point at the same posts; apply to any single post once.
How much do United Health remote nurses make?
Each post states its own pay, and that figure is the offer. No official source publishes a UnitedHealth Group nurse median — BLS reports medians by occupation: RN $86,070 a year, NP $126,260, LPN/LVN $59,730 nationally (OES, May 2024). Judge a post’s pay against those baselines and its lane. Verify on BLS.gov.
How do I know a United Health listing here is current?
We check each job on the official employer site before posting and re-check weekly. Each post shows its verified date. See How We Verify Jobs.
Final tip: Learn the group’s shape once — one parent, two businesses, one portal — and every later search gets faster. Search both business names, read the state list before the duties, and let the post’s own lines tell you the job.
Disclaimer: We are an independent job information site, not the employer, and we are not affiliated with UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or Optum. Details can change. Always confirm pay, license needs and deadlines on the official employer site. Pay figures above are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024) — verify current data on BLS.gov. License rules: verify on NCSBN.org.