Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - HouseCalls - Statewide Traveler - MN

UnitedHealth Group • Duluth, MN

3d • $109,500 - $164,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Optum Home & Community Care’s HouseCalls program brings preventive care directly to members’ homes. As a HouseCalls Advanced Practice Clinician, either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, you will conduct annual in-home health assessments for Medicare Advantage and other plan members. This is a non-prescribing, field-based role focused on improving health outcomes through education, closing care gaps, and collaboration with primary care providers.

The role requires travel across Minnesota approximately 85% of the time. Travel expenses are covered, and you may live anywhere in the state. Flexible scheduling is available, with providers able to flex their time between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. across the seven-day work week. No on-call, weekend, or holiday work is required. Additional compensation may be available for qualified candidates who are fluent in languages other than English and use those language skills during member visits.

Optum Home & Community Care is part of the Optum family of businesses. Its interdisciplinary care model addresses patients’ physical, mental, and social needs, helping them access and navigate care and connect with support services. HouseCalls care is designed to help patients stay well at home and support a seamless health journey across care settings.

Requirements

• For Nurse Practitioners: active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care.
• For Physician Assistants: current NCCPA certification and state licensure.
• Active, unrestricted licensure in the state of practice, or ability to obtain it by the start date, without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations.
• Active and unrestricted driver’s license.
• Access to reliable transportation to complete home visits.
• Ability to navigate varied home environments and sit, stand, or kneel as needed to perform assessments.
• For independent practice in a state that requires licensing-board approval, obtain that approval if required. Eligible new hires who have not applied must apply within one month of starting; those not yet eligible must begin working toward eligibility within one month and apply within three months of becoming eligible.
• Pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of clinical experience; family, geriatric, or home health experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology.
• Ability to transport equipment weighing up to 30 pounds and navigate stairs during home visits.
• Proven communication skills with geriatric or Medicare populations.
• Fluency in languages besides English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, including reviewing medical history, reconciling medications, taking vital signs, and performing physical examinations.
• Conduct evidence-based screenings and point-of-care testing as appropriate.
• Identify and document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning.
• Communicate findings to members’ primary care providers to address gaps in care.
• Recognize urgent or emergent situations and intervene appropriately.
• Educate members about disease processes, medications, and compliance.
• Address social determinants of health and provide referrals as needed.

Benefits

• $25,000 student loan repayment or $40,000 sign-on bonus.
• Covered travel expenses.
• Base salary plus multiple incentives; additional compensation may be available for qualified multilingual candidates who use those language skills during member visits.
• Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase plan, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

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