Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Optum Care at Home - Statewide Traveler, Iowa

UnitedHealth Group • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Optum is seeking a Statewide Nurse Practitioner Traveler to join our Home Based Medical Care team in Iowa. Optum is a clinician-led care organization, that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.
At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
This role requires travel across the entire state of Iowa, approximately 85%25 of the time. All travel expenses are covered, and there is likewise a base salary plus multiple incentives.
Home Base Medical Care, a part of Optum, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our medical group provides home-based medical care to patients. Our clinical teams can spend quality-time caring for a smaller number of patients, giving all patients the space, respect, compassion and care they deserve. At Home Base Medical Care, our interdisciplinary teams collaboratively manage our complex patient panels. Join Home Base Medical Care to be part of a growing company full of purpose-driven, action-oriented, and compassionate team members working to dramatically transform healthcare for our communities. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.
You’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.

Requirements

• 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
• Current state RN license
• 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)
• Need to have 2 years of PA experience
• 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
• Current valid DEA license or ability to obtain by start date
• Ability to do frequent overnight travel across the entire state of Iowa, approximately 85%25 of the time

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of clinical experience, primary care, home-based medical care, geriatrics or palliative care or emergency/urgent care
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
• Awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, 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 eval, 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

• a comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level