Primary Care Provider APC Atrius Health

UnitedHealth Group • Burlington, MA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Atrius Health, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Primary Care Provider – Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) to join our team in Burlington, MA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. 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. 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.

Position Highlights
The Primary Care Provider – Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) functions as an independent primary care provider responsible for the comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and administrative coordination of care for an assigned panel of patients. This role is intended for experienced APCs who have demonstrated readiness to independently manage a full primary care panel within a coordinated, value‑based care environment.
Providers practice in a collaborative team model and assume accountability for clinical decision‑making, care coordination, and outcomes over time.

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner (NP): Master’s degree (MSN) and national certification (ANCC or AANP) or Physician Assistant (PA): Master’s degree and certification by NCCPA
• Active, unrestricted Massachusetts NP or PA license (or ability to obtain prior to start)
• Active DEA and MCSR (or ability to obtain prior to start)
• Current BLS certification
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience independently managing a full primary care patient panel
• Experience includes responsibility for: Preventive care, Longitudinal care, Chronic disease management, Care coordination and follow‑up
• Experience caring for adult patients ages 65 and older
• Demonstrated experience practicing in an ambulatory primary care setting, not limited to episodic, urgent, or specialty‑only care
• Prior responsibility for inbox management, test results follow‑up, patient messaging, and referral coordination

Nice To Haves

• Experience practicing in a value‑based, population health, or coordinated care model
• Experience managing medically complex adult patients with multiple chronic conditions
• Prior practice within a team‑based primary care model utilizing interdisciplinary support
• Experience working within standardized clinical pathways or quality initiatives
• Epic EHR experience

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a defined panel of primary care patients, providing longitudinal, relationship‑based care
• Perform comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and treatment of patients in an ambulatory primary care setting
• Manage acute and chronic conditions and serve as the author and supervisor of patient care plans
• Make clinically appropriate determinations regarding in‑office management versus referral to specialty or emergency care
• Manage inbox responsibilities, including test results, patient messaging, medication management, and referrals
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members including RNs, pharmacists, population health, behavioral health, and specialists
• Partner with patients and families to support shared decision‑making and whole‑person care
• Provide consultation regarding hospitalized patients within the assigned panel
• Support practice efficiency, quality initiatives, and standardized clinical workflows

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, with incentives tied to high‑quality, patient‑centered care
• Dedicated CME time and generous annual allowance to support professional growth
• Robust 401(k) including employer funded contributions
• Company paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage
• Partnership opportunities with OptumCare
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Sign‑on bonus and relocation assistance available for qualified external candidates
• Dax AI ambient scribe technology
• e-Consults to specialists
• Mobile integrated health, bringing care to pt at home when needed
• Smart RX, 30+ templates in EMR, time saving system, increasing ability to manage the medications
• a comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees