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Job description
Practice at the Top of Your License with Flexibility, Autonomy and Work-Life Balance!
Join Optum's Senior Community Care team and provide meaningful, longitudinal care to medically complex patients in skilled nursing facilities throughout Washington and Multnomah Counties.
As the primary Advanced Practice Clinician for your patient panel, you make the clinical decisions while being supported by a fully integrated interdisciplinary team. Our value-based model focuses on quality of care, not patient volume or productivity quotas .
This is a full-time, field-based position providing longitudinal care to patients in various skilled nursing facilities.
Why Providers Love This Role
$40,000 Student Loan Repayment OR $30,000 Sign-on Bonus for eligible individuals who have not previously participated in this program
Competitive base salary plus performance bonus incentives
$2,500 Relocation Assistance
No on-call, weekends or holidays required
23 days of PTO plus 9 paid holidays
No productivity quotas or RVU requirements
Manage your own patient panel and schedule
Serve as a clinical decision-maker along with collaboration with the PCP for your patients
Strong interdisciplinary support with clinical autonomy
Build long-term relationships with patients, caregivers and facility teams
Make an Impact with Complex Patient Care
As part of Senior Community Care, you'll care for some of Optum's highest-risk Medicare members, including patients with multiple co-morbidities, advanced disease states and complex treatment needs.
You'll address the whole patient, including medical, behavioral, functional and social needs, while partnering with caregivers, facility teams and other healthcare professionals to improve outcomes and quality of life.
Primary Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive patient assessments
Manage acute and chronic conditions, including testing, diagnostics and interventions
Manage members during a short term sub-acute rehabilitation episode
Develop and manage complex treatment plans
Lead advanced illness, goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team, facilities and caregivers
Provide patient and caregiver education
Ensure accurate and complete clinical documentation
This opportunity is ideal for NPs and PAs who enjoy critical thinking, clinical independence, complex patient care and ownership of patient outcomes, without sacrificing work-life balance.
Optum Home & Community Care is transforming care delivery by connecting patients with comprehensive, personalized care across settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Required Qualifications:
For Nurse Practitioners: Graduate of an accredited Master of Science Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice program
Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date
Board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or the American Nurses Credentialing Center, with certification in one of the following: Family Nurse Practitioner
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
For Physician Assistants: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant degree program
Active and unrestricted Physician Assistant license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date
Board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Current, active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice) (SCC04)
Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including moving a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, remain in a stationary position and position self to perform physical assessment
Driver's license and access to reliable transportation
Preferred Qualifications:
1+ years of clinical experience in practice (long-term care setting preferred)
Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs
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
Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $109,500 - $164,000. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Worksite address
newberg, OR, 97132, US
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