Nurse Practitioner - Home Base Medical Care - Florence and Williamsburg Counties SC

UnitedHealth Group Inc.•Florence, SC

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About The Position

Optum is seeking a NP or PA - Home Based Medical Care to join our team in Florence and Williamsburg Counties, SC. Optum is a clinician-led care organization, that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum. 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. Together, we are bringing high-end medical service, compassionate care and industry leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approach addresses the physical, mental and social needs of our patients wherever they may be - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. 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 Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Position in these functions works as a provider member within the HBMC interdisciplinary team in the direct delivery of home-based medical care of a population within an assigned geography. Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of patients, this position collaborates with the PCP, HBMC interdisciplinary teammates and consultants, and as needed, the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals, to develop and carry out patients' goals of care in all phases of the patient journey.

Requirements

Completion of Nurse Practitioner of Physician Assistant accredited program
Current state RN/NP or PA license or ability to obtain by start date
Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment by start date
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; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy

Nice To Haves

2+ years of clinical NP experience in IM, Geriatrics, Primary Care, ED, Urgent Care, Home Health Care visits or similar setting
Proven excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with seniors and their families
Proven computer literate and able to navigate the internet

Responsibilities

Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care thereafter
Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization
Meets with patients and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involves the PCP or supervising physician in these meetings, when applicable
Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills check/training provided
Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary acute admissions
Completes follow-up and post-discharge assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
Consults with hospital, emergency or post-acute clinical team following notification of patient transfer
Educates patients and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting patients and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness
Actively participates in ongoing meetings pertaining to patient care and clinical excellence
Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or physician assistants