NP or PA Landmark Home Based Medical Care Specialist

2 weeks ago


Des Moines, Iowa, United States Optum Full time
Optum Home-Based Medical Care Opportunity

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Optum, a clinician-led care organization, is seeking a skilled NP or PA to join our Home-Based Medical Care team in Des Moines, IA. As a member of our integrated medical teams, you will play a vital role in bringing high-end medical service and compassionate care to complex, chronic patients in the comfort of their own homes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage chronic illnesses in a complex elderly population with multimorbid conditions, focusing on wellness, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and ER visits, and providing patient education about disease processes.
  • Document timely, with an emphasis on closing HEDIS quality gap measures and recapturing HCCs.
  • Engage new patients 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, utilizing 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 standards of care.
  • Collaborate with patients' PCPs and specialists as needed.

What We Offer:

  • Paid Time Off plus 9 Paid Holidays
  • Medical Plan options along with options for a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
  • Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

Requirements:

  • Completion of Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant accredited program
  • Current state NP / PA license
  • Knowledge of CPT, ICD-9, and HCPC codes
  • Knowledge of clinical standards of care
  • Knowledge of Windows 2000 and MS Office Word Processing software
  • Proven ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of clinical experience
  • Knowledge of long-term care, community resources, and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems

Work Environment:

Noise level is usually moderate.

OptumCare 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.

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



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