Nurse Practitioner- HouseCalls – Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties, FL

UnitedHealth Group•Niceville, FL

9h•$109,500 - $164,000•Remote

About The Position

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the Optum family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual’s physical, mental and social needs — helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. As a team member of our Optum HouseCalls team, together in an interdisciplinary care environment, we help patients navigate the health care system and connect them to key support services. This preventive care can help patients stay well at home. We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. HouseCalls is an innovative, performance-driven program that brings care directly to members’ homes. As a HouseCalls Advanced Practice Clinician (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, gap closure, and collaboration with primary care providers (PCP). In this role you will have the ability to achieve work life balance. Flexible scheduling offered where providers can flex their time over the 7-day work week. No on-call, no weekends and no holidays required.

Requirements

Active NP or PA license or ability to obtain by start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice.
Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP or PA license in state of assignment by start date; OR for PAs - Physician Assistant national certification through NCCPA
Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including lifting a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand and kneel to perform physical assessment
Reliable transportation to complete home visit assessments

Nice To Haves

1+ years of clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting
Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology
Home Health care or home visit experience
Ability to travel up to 5%25 within licensed states if requested for additional incentives (with notice, based on business needs)
May be requested to obtain additional licensure in other geographic areas

Responsibilities

Conduct in-home assessments including an evaluation of past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and comprehensive physical exam.
Perform evidence-based practice screenings including point of care testing (as appropriate)
Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform member’s PCP of potential gaps in care.
Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately.
Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance.
Travel up to 85%25