Nurse Practitioner - HouseCalls - James City, New Kent, & York - VA
About The Position
Optum Home & Community Care’s HouseCalls program brings care directly to members’ homes. In this field-based, non-prescribing role, the Nurse Practitioner conducts annual in-home health assessments for Medicare Advantage and other plan members. Working within an interdisciplinary care environment, the clinician helps improve health outcomes through education, care-gap closure, and collaboration with members’ primary care providers. The role focuses on comprehensive preventive care, helping members stay well at home and navigate health and support services. Flexible schedules are available for 20–40 hours per week, 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. A $20,000 student loan repayment or $10,000 sign-on bonus is available to eligible individuals who have not previously participated in the program.
Requirements
- For Nurse Practitioners: active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care.
- Active, unrestricted licensure in the state of practice, or the 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 for completing home visits.
- Ability to navigate varied home environments and sit, stand, or kneel as needed to perform assessments.
- Where independent NP practice requires licensing-board approval, 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 for approval within three months of becoming eligible.
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year of clinical experience; family, geriatric, or home health experience preferred.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology.
- Ability to transport equipment weighing up to 30 pounds and navigate stairs during home visits.
- Demonstrated communication skills with geriatric or Medicare populations.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, including reviewing medical history, reconciling medications, taking vital signs, and performing physical examinations.
- Perform evidence-based screenings and point-of-care testing as appropriate.
- Identify and document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning.
- Communicate assessment 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
- $20,000 student loan repayment or $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible individuals who have not previously participated in the program.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution.
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