Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Home Base Medical Care - Yakima County, WA

UnitedHealth Group • Yakima, WA

24d

About The Position

Optum is seeking a NP or PA to join our Home-based Medical Care team in Yakima County, WA. 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 help bring home-based medical care to complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work helps give older adults more days at home.

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.

This position is traveling mostly within Yakima County, WA but you must be open to travel within an hour of your home location

This is a 40 HPW position with some flexibility in the hours. Can work up to 10 hours a day. No weekends, nights or on call responsibilities

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited NP or PA program and have Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Active and unrestricted State Nurse Practitioner license or Physician Assistant (PA-C) in the state where the job is located
• Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
• Driver’s license and 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, or similar setting
• 1+ years of clinical experience as a NP or PA
• Awareness about UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems

Responsibilities

• Manage chronic illnesses in a complex elderly population with multimorbid conditions focused on wellness, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and ER visits, providing patient education about disease processes, improving overall quality of care, and increasing patient satisfaction in the healthcare system
• Document timely with an added focus on closing HEDIS quality gap measures and recapturing HCCs
• Engage new patients enrolling in the program with a comprehensive geriatric focused initial assessment that includes functional evaluations, social and safety assessments, cognitive screening, and mental health assessments and more
• Triage, diagnose, and treat patients on an urgent basis in home with an array of equipment and medications
• Order and interpret appropriate tests including x-rays, labs, and EKGs to diagnose, prescribe and treat within the provider’s scope of practice and consistent with the standards of care
• Start treatment in the home at the point of care
• Collaborate with patient’s PCP and specialists as needed

Benefits

• Paid Time Off plus 9 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with options for a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed