Nurse Practitioner

2 months ago

Council Bluffs, United States Optum Full time

$3,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Per Diem Hours

Area is Pottawattamie County, IA

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

As a team member of our Optum At Home product, together with an interdisciplinary care team we help patients navigate the health care system, and connect them to key support services. This preventive care can help patients stay well at home.

We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) function in the role of the Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) within the Optum at Home, providing care to our highest-risk health plan beneficiaries. The APC is part of an interdisciplinary team that includes a Case Manager (RN and/or BHA), Care Navigator, Optum Pharmacy, and other supporting team members. APCs support all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments, and consultations. APCs provide general and preventative care, interventional care, point of care testing, patient/caretaker education, and medication prescribing during in-home, telephonic, and virtual visits with the interdisciplinary team.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Establishes and maintains effective relationships with patients, care givers, and/or their legal representatives, IDT members, PCPs, other collaborating physicians/providers, and facility staff when applicable
  • Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care - both in the home and virtually - thereafter, including visits to address changes in condition
  • Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization
  • Consults with the Landmark Physician Leaders and coordinate with PCP in these decisions as available
  • Comfortable with basic procedures of episodic nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, basic wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills training provided
  • Performs post discharge and urgent visits to ensure patient stability is consistent with their goals of care
  • Participates in HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
  • Covers assigned geographic territory. May require substantial drive time in more rural areas
  • Join morning huddles on days worked
  • Responsible for reviewing updates to clinical and operational workflows when needed

This role requires you to travel from one appointment to the next. Should you be driving on your own, you must provide proof of a valid driver's license from appropriate government authorities, to ensure compliance with the law.

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:

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program or Physician Assistant (PA) Program
  • Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure or Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure with unrestricted license in good standing
  • Board Certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP) in addition to Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
  • Active Prescriptive Authority in the state of professional licensure (unless prohibited by state regulations)
  • Solid computer skills, including Electronic Medical Records
  • Covers assigned geographic territory. May require substantial drive time in more rural areas
  • Join morning huddles on days worked
  • Responsible for reviewing updates to clinical and operational workflows when needed

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years in practice (community or long-term care setting preferred)
  • Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs
  • Experience working with patients in non-clinical settings
  • Advanced knowledge of and experience with symptom management
  • Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions
  • Awareness of health literacy and health equity in patient care settings
  • Ability to work with diverse care teams in a variety of settings
  • Effective time management and communication skills

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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer 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.

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

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