Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our team. As a key member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, you will provide care to patients at home, in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and senior housing.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a growing organization that is transforming the way healthcare is delivered. You will work with a team to provide comprehensive care to patients, addressing their physical, mental, and social needs.

As a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, cost-effective care to assigned members. You will manage both medical and behavioral, chronic and acute conditions effectively, and in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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

Required Qualifications:

• For NPs - Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
• Graduate of an accredited master's degree in Nursing (MSN) program and board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP), Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), with preferred certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP
• For PAs - Certified Physician Assistant through a national board: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant degree program and currently board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• 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

Washington Residents Only:

The hourly range for this role is $42.31 to $83.27 per hour. 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.

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