Nurse Practitioner

Transforming Healthcare for Complex Patients

At UnitedHealth Group, we're committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. As a Nurse Practitioner on our team, you'll play a critical role in providing home-based medical care to patients with complex, chronic conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage chronic illnesses in a complex elderly population, focusing on wellness, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and ER visits, and providing patient education about disease processes.
• Document timely, with an added focus on closing HEDIS quality gap measures and recapturing HCCs.
• Engage new patients enrolling in the program with a comprehensive geriatric-focused initial assessment, including functional evaluation, social and safety assessments, cognitive screening, and mental health assessments.
• Triage, diagnose, and treat patients on an urgent basis in their homes, with access to an array of equipment and medications.
• Order and interpret appropriate tests, including x-rays, labs, and EKGs, to diagnose, prescribe, and treat within the provider's scope of practice and consistent with the standards of care.
• Start treatment in the home at the point of care and collaborate with patients' PCPs and specialists as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), in addition to an NP-focused graduate degree in a Master's or Doctoral nursing program.
• Graduate from an accredited NP Program and have Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Active and unrestricted Florida Nurse Practitioner license.
• Current Florida RN license.
• Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment.
• Access to reliable transportation and proficiency in computer skills, including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical NP experience in IM, Geriatrics, Primary Care, ED, Urgent Care, or similar settings.
• Awareness of UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.
• Home Health Care/Visit experience.

Why Join Our Team?

At UnitedHealth Group, we're dedicated to creating a healthier world and improving the lives of our patients. As a Nurse Practitioner on our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a collaborative, interdisciplinary team to provide high-quality care to patients in need. Join us and be part of a growing company that's committed to making a difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

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.