CareCoach Connect Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

4 days ago


Amarillo, Texas, United States UnitedHealth Group Inc Full time
CareCoach Connect Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - WellMed

As a CareCoach Connect Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with WellMed, you will provide longitudinal and episodic medical care to mostly Medicare-aged patients on a Medicare Advantage plan. You will conduct visits in patients' homes and virtually to manage their acute and chronic conditions, collaborating with the lead collaborating physician to formulate a diagnosis and appropriate plan of care.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide care in patients' homes and virtually consistent with licensure and/or certification.
  • Diagnose and treat both acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, and other chronic medical conditions.
  • Order and interpret diagnostic lab work, x-rays, EKG.
  • Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for both acute and chronic conditions.
  • Perform procedures based on the patient's condition.
  • Collaborate with the lead M.D./D.O, specialists, other healthcare team members, the patient, and family in developing a plan of care.
  • Determine the effectiveness of the interdisciplinary treatment plan, evaluate patient response, and revise the plan of care accordingly.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and families for understanding of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plans.
  • Oversee census of longitudinal care patients and manage them with the team on a regular basis.
  • Transition appropriate patients to hospice or back to usual care when clinically necessary.
  • Perform transition of care evaluations and acute visits for patients when clinically necessary.
  • Prepare and maintain accurate patient records and documents.
  • Provide education to patients and families regarding chronic disease management, symptom management, and quality of life expectations.
  • On-Call responsibilities as required.

What Makes Us Different:
  • We are a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on Quality/Value-Based Outcomes.
  • Our care model limits daily volume to allow our providers the time needed to provide quality care to their patients.
  • We offer clinical and leadership growth and stability second to none.
  • Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license.
  • We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations.

Compensation and Benefits:
  • Base Salary plus Incentive bonus target.
  • Optum Care Advanced Provider Clinician Partnership Plan.
  • 401k with match and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program.
  • 160 hours of PTO, 40 hours CME, and 9 national holidays.
  • Comprehensive Benefits from Optum Partner Services.

About WellMed:

At WellMed, our focus is simple: we're innovators in preventative healthcare, striving to change the face of healthcare for seniors. We have more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults across Texas and Florida.


Required Qualifications:
  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant Program.
  • Current licensure through the State Board of Nurse Examiners or State Medical Board.
  • Current prescriptive authority from the State Board of Nursing or State Medical Board.
  • Comfortable with chronic condition management for Medicare-aged population.
  • Must have a valid driver's license within the state of work.
  • Position will require a minimum of 25% travel and overnight trips with hotel stay.
  • Ability to establish effective working relations with patients and their families.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2+ years internal medicine/family practice with geriatric care experience.
  • Home health experience.
  • Knowledge of Palliative care and end-of-life symptom management.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) language proficiency preferred.
  • Ability to assess the physical and psychosocial status of geriatric populations.
  • Ability to work independently and interdependently with the interdisciplinary team, showing initiative and motivation.

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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