Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

2 hours ago

East Rochester, New York, United States Optum Full time
Optum Home & Community Care - A New Era in Healthcare

At Optum, we're revolutionizing the way healthcare is delivered. Our innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with compassionate care to create a seamless health journey for patients across various care settings.

Job Summary

We're seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our Senior Community Care team. As a key member of our team, you'll provide high-quality care to patients in their homes, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.

Responsibilities
  • Primary Care Delivery
    • Deliver cost-effective, quality care to assigned members
    • Manage both medical and behavioral, chronic and acute conditions effectively, and in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider
    • Perform comprehensive assessments and document findings in a concise/comprehensive manner that is compliant with documentation requirements and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations
    • Responsible for ensuring that all diagnoses are ICD10, coded accurately, and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit
    • The APC is responsible for ensuring that all quality elements are addressed and documented
    • The APC will do an initial medication review, annual medication review and a post-hospitalization medication reconciliation
    • Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member's plan of care by engaging the facility staff, families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians
    • Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
    • Utilizes practice guidelines and protocols established by CCM
    • Must attend and complete all mandatory educational and LearnSource training requirements
    • Travel between care sites mandatory
  • Care Coordination
    • Understand the Payer/Plan benefits, CCM associate policies, procedures and articulate them effectively to providers, members and key decision-makers
    • Assess the medical necessity/effectiveness of ancillary services to determine the appropriate initiation of benefit events and communicate the process to providers and appropriate team members
    • Coordinate care as members transition through different levels of care and care settings
    • Monitor the needs of members and families while facilitating any adjustments to the plan of care as situations and conditions change
    • Review orders and interventions for appropriateness and response to treatment to identify most effective plan of care that aligns with the member's needs and wishes
    • Evaluate plan of care for cost effectiveness while meeting the needs of members, families and providers to decreases high costs, poor outcomes and unnecessary hospitalizations
  • Program Enhancement Expected Behaviors
    • Regular and effective communication with internal and external parties including physicians, members, key decision-makers, nursing facilities, CCM staff and other provider groups
    • Actively promote the CCM program in assigned facilities by partnering with key stakeholders (i.e.: internal sales function, provider relations, facility leader) to maintain and develop membership growth
    • Exhibit original thinking and creativity in the development of new and improved methods and approaches to concerns/issues
    • Function independently and responsibly with minimal need for supervision
    • Ability to enter available hours into web-based application, at least one month prior to available work time
    • Demonstrate initiative in achieving individual, team, and organizational goals and objectives
    • Participate in CCM quality initiatives
    • Availability to check Optum email intermittently for required trainings, communications, and monthly scheduling
Requirements
  • Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant through a national board
  • Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside
  • Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
  • Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area
  • Ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations
  • Availability to work 24 hours per month, with expectations that 16 of the 24 hours/month could be during off-hours (after 5 pm, on weekends, and/or holidays) not to exceed 960 hours in a calendar year
  • Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
Preferred Qualifications
  • 1+ years of hands-on post grad experience within Long Term Care
  • Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness
  • Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions
  • Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records
  • Ability to develop and maintain positive customer relationships
  • Adaptability to change

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.

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