Nurse Practitioner State Traveler

6 days ago

Manahawkin NJ United States Optum Full time
$25,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

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 to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We're fast becoming the nation's largest employer of Nurse Practitioners; offering a superior professional environment and incredible opportunities to make a difference in the lives of patients. This growth is not only a testament to our model's success but the efforts, care, and commitment of our Nurse Practitioners.

Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation's largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the UnitedHealth Group family. We're also the career home for Nurse Practitioners who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.

In this role, you will provide support to Nurse Practitioners and patients in long term care settings; support local markets in launching new facilities; provide coverage to local market Nurse Practitioners; deliver high quality care on-site. This is a flexible, autonomous role that creates enormous satisfaction for the NP as you impact the care and comfort of our aging population. All the while, you'll be building meaningful relationships with the residents and their families and the health care providers who are responsible for their care.

This position requires travel through the State of New Jersey. Travel between care sites is based on the needs of business / market and required for the role. Expected Travel 75% - 100%

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Obtain and review medical history, conduct assessments, analyze and diagnose conditions, and develop appropriate plan of care
  • Identify gaps in care and interpret diagnostic test / reports in order to refer appropriately
  • Identify risk factors and help mitigate barriers to accessing care to reduce risk
  • Develop interventions to assist members in attaining established goals of care
  • Evaluate member's progress in completion of goals of care and re - assess and assist in care management with members
  • Serve as a key resource on complex and / or critical issues to solve problems and develop innovative solutions
  • Establish trusting relationship and maintain communication with the member, family / authorized representative and primary caregiver and specialists
  • Assist members / families in understanding medical options / interventions and in making informed decisions
  • Clarify member's cultural values that may impact health management / decisions
  • Identify prognosis / trajectory of chronic disease that may impact future health decisions and conduct advanced care planning discussions

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to spend at least 1 hour with a member in their home, which may be in understaffed or remote areas, in the presence of pets or individuals who are tobacco users
  • Ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs, as needed
  • Ability to travel 75-100% of the time for field-based work
  • Excellent administrative skills and the ability to utilize technology, such as navigating the Internet on a computer
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage schedule
  • Excellent collaboration skills and ability to effectively communicate with seniors, their families, their care team, and physicians

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, unencumbered APC license to practice in the State of New Jersey (or ability to obtain)
  • Active Nurse Practitioner certification through a national board:
    • Board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or the American Nurses Credentialing Center, with certification in one of the following:
    • Family Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Nurse Practitioner
    • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Current, active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire
  • Ability to travel 75% - 100% time including overnight travel
  • Access to reliable transportation, as well as a valid driver's license, that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 1+ years of experience with hands on, post grad Nurse Practitioner work
  • Experience in geriatric or adult medicine
  • Experience working with complex patient populations, including multiple chronic diseases with diverse psychosocial backgrounds
  • Experience and comfortable working in LTC, home health or in home setting independently
  • Understanding of Medicare, Medicaid and Health Plan benefit structures beneficial
  • Bilingual or multilingual

New Jersey Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.



Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.



OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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