Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

2 weeks ago


Chester, Virginia, United States UnitedHealth Group Full time

Optum is seeking a skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our HouseCalls team in Chesterfield, SC.

As a member of the broader Home and Community Care team, you'll provide annual clinical assessments to patients in the comfort of their homes.

This important preventive care helps identify and reduce health risks for patients, in addition to coordinating appropriate follow-up care to improve health and well-being.

At Optum, the integrated medical teams who practice within Home and Community Care are creating something new in health care.

We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings.

As a clinical care provider, you'll have the ability to achieve work-life balance with flexible scheduling offered where providers can flex their time over the 7-day work week.

No on-call, no weekends, and no holidays required.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Conduct in-home assessments, including an evaluation of past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and comprehensive physical exam.
  • Perform evidence-based practice screenings, including point-of-care testing (as appropriate).
  • Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
  • Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
  • Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform member's PCP of potential gaps in care.
  • Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately.
  • Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance.

Required Qualifications:

  • Active NP or PA license or ability to obtain by start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice.
  • For NPs - Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification OR for PAs - Physician Assistant national certification through NCCPA.
  • Ability to complete physical requirements of the job, including lifting a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand, and kneel to perform physical assessment.
  • Reliable transportation to complete home visit assessments.
  • APCs working in jurisdictions that authorize APCs to practice autonomously or without formal supervision must have obtained approval to practice autonomously or without formal supervision from their licensing board, if applicable. New hires who are eligible and have not applied prior to hire date, must apply to practice autonomously or without formal supervision within 1 month of hire. If not eligible to practice autonomously or without formal supervision at hire, the APC must begin working towards meeting the requirement within 1 month of hire, if applicable, and apply for approval to practice autonomously or without formal supervision within 3 months of becoming eligible.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting.
  • Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology.
  • Home Health care or home visit experience.
  • Ability to travel throughout the state, beyond your assigned region, up to 5% of the time. Based on business needs with advanced notice, eligible for additional compensation incentives.
  • Fluency in Spanish, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Polish, or other language.

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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