Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Primary Care at Home - Kelsey Seybold - Southeast Houston - 2333186

UnitedHealth Group•Houston, TX

15d

About The Position

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that’s dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a diverse team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind. Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Job Summary: This position works under the supervision of the Managing Physician for Primary Care at Home to help provide value based medical care and care coordination for homebound patients. The APC is involved in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of medical and nursing care for patients with complex care needs. The Care Manager - Nurse Practitioner assesses the physical and psycho-social condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories. The Care Manager orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs. The Care Manager may prescribe and/or recommend medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policy and with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost. The Care Manager formulates and implements comprehensive outcomes-based patient care plans based on patient assessments, scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines. The Care Manger initiates timely consultations and referrals when the problem exceeds their scope of practice and/or expertise. This position requires home and virtual visits. The goal is to do about 6 home visits per day. Kelsey Seybold Clinic accepts H1B Visas.

Requirements

Graduate from an Accredited School of Physician Assistant Studies or Master’s in Nursing.
Licensed in the State of Texas.
Board Certified and/or Board Eligible.
2 years of experience in an outpatient primary care setting required.

Responsibilities

Serve as physician extender in the clinic setting
Evaluate patients in the clinic setting
Document evaluations in a timely manner
Order medications and tests as per guidelines and protocols
Follow-up on tests and consults
Schedule clinical studies as per guidelines and protocols
Coordinate referrals/consults
Handle MKO messages, results, CC charts, telephone encounters and surgical risk assessments as needed within scope of practice and as directed by the supervising physician
Schedule clinical studies as per guidelines and protocols
Coordinate referrals/consults