Nurse Practitioner, HouseCalls - Cuyahoga, Lorain Counties, OH
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Lorain
Posted on: March 16, 2023
Job Description:
$10,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidate.Flexible provider
schedules available between 24-40 hours per week!--Combine two of
the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of
performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you
get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the
lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget,
it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever
people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error.
Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)--HouseCalls is a
Nurse Practitioner led model of care designed around the person
offers a fulfilling career where you can focus on what brought you
into medicine: keeping patients healthy.----Providers perform
annual clinical assessments to members in the comfort of their
homes. HouseCalls visits are effective in reducing health risks,
identifying acute issues, and connecting members to key support
services. The Optum HouseCalls team had a 99%-member satisfaction
rate in 2021.--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.----OPTUM is transforming care delivery
with innovative and personal care. As one of the largest employers
of Advance Practice Clinicians, Optum offers unparalleled career
development opportunities.--Primary 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%--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.Required Qualifications:
- Active NP 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 license in state of
assignment by start date
- 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
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodation--Preferred
Qualifications:
- 1+ years of clinical experience in their highest level of
education, clinical setting--
- Additional licensure in other geographic areas
- Experience in Gerontology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, or
Endocrinology--
- Home Health care or home visit experience--
- Ability to travel up to 5% within licensed states if requested
for additional incentives (with notice, based on business
needs)--To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients
and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate
companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination
status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and
locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as
an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all
federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well
as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the
necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job
functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet
the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an
employment offer or termination of employment--Careers with Optum.
Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant
objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it
comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of
health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices
or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap
beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of
the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some
of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care
has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that
means working on high performance teams against sophisticated
challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible
company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best
work.(sm)----Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth
Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age,
national origin, protected veteran status, disability status,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by
law.--UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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