Nurse Practitioner HouseCalls in Copiah, Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties, MS
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Madison
Posted on: September 15, 2023
Job Description:
$10,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates
Flexible provider schedules available between 20-40 hours per
week!
Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family
of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are
uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care
model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental
and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care
anytime and anywhere. - -As a team member of our HouseCalls
product, we 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.We're connecting care to create a seamless health
journey for patients across care settings. Join our team, it's your
chance to improve the lives of millions while doing your life's
best work.(sm)HouseCalls is a Nurse Practitioner led model of care
designed around the person offers a fulfilling career where you can
focus on what brought you into medicine: keeping patients healthy.
-Providers perform annual clinical assessments to members in the
comfort of their homes. HouseCalls visits are effective in reducing
health risks, identifying acute issues, and connecting members to
key support services. The Optum HouseCalls team had a 99%-member
satisfaction rate in 2021.In this role you will have the ability to
achieve work life balance. Flexible scheduling offered where
providers can flex their time over the 7-day work week. -No
on-call, no weekends and no holidays required. -OPTUM is
transforming care delivery with innovative and personal care. As
one of the largest employers of Advance Practice Clinicians, Optum
offers unparalleled career development opportunities.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 complianceYou'll be rewarded and recognized for your
performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you
clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as
provide development for other roles you may be interested
in.Required Qualifications:
- Active NP 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
- Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family,
Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification, or the ability to
obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of
assignment by start date
- 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
assessmentsPreferred Qualifications:
- 1+ year of clinical experience in their highest level of
education, clinical setting
- May be requested to obtain additional licensure in other
geographic areas
- 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 languageAt 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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