Optum is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Home-based Medical Care team in Manhattan. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.
10K Sign on Bonus for external candidates
As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in nursing homes and assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care.
At Optum, the integrated medical teams who practice within Home and Community Care are creating something new in health care. Together, we are bringing high-end medical service, compassionate care, and industry-leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approach addresses the physical, mental, and social needs of our patients wherever they may be - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join our team, it’s your chance to improve the lives of millions while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Primary Care Delivery
- Deliver cost-effective, quality care to assigned members.
- Manage both medical and behavioral, chronic and acute conditions effectively, and in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider.
- Perform comprehensive assessments and document findings in a concise/comprehensive manner that is compliant with documentation requirements and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations.
- Ensure that all diagnoses are ICD10 coded accurately and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit.
- Ensure that all quality elements are addressed and documented.
- Conduct initial medication review, annual medication review, and post-hospitalization medication reconciliation.
- Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member’s plan of care by engaging the facility staff, families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians.
- Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity, and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed.
- Utilize practice guidelines and protocols established by CCM.
- Attend and complete all mandatory educational and LearnSource training requirements.
- Travel between care sites is mandatory.
- Care Coordination
- Understand the Payer/Plan benefits, CCM associate policies, procedures and articulate them effectively to providers, members, and key decision-makers.
- Assess the medical necessity/effectiveness of ancillary services to determine the appropriate initiation of benefit events and communicate the process to providers and appropriate team members.
- Coordinate care as members transition through different levels of care and care settings.
- Monitor the needs of members and families while facilitating any adjustments to the plan of care as situations and conditions change.
- Review orders and interventions for appropriateness and response to treatment to identify the most effective plan of care that aligns with the member’s needs and wishes.
- Evaluate plan of care for cost-effectiveness while meeting the needs of members, families, and providers to decrease high costs, poor outcomes, and unnecessary hospitalizations.
- Program Enhancement Expected Behaviors
- Regular and effective communication with internal and external parties including physicians, members, key decision-makers, nursing facilities, CCM staff, and other provider groups.
- Actively promote the CCM program in assigned facilities by partnering with key stakeholders (i.e., internal sales function, provider relations, facility leader) to maintain and develop membership growth.
- Exhibit original thinking and creativity in the development of new and improved methods and approaches to concerns/issues.
- Function independently and responsibly with minimal need for supervision.
- Ability to enter available hours into a web-based application, at least one month prior to available work time.
- Demonstrate initiative in achieving individual, team, and organizational goals and objectives.
- Participate in CCM quality initiatives.
- Availability to check Optum email intermittently for required trainings, communications, and monthly scheduling.
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:
- Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
- For NPs: Graduate of an accredited master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) program and board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP), Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), with preferred certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP.
- For PAs: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant degree program and currently board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- Active and unrestricted license in the state in which you reside.
- Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice).
- Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area.
- Ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of the car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations.
- Availability to work 24 hours per month, with expectations that 16 of the 24 hours/month could be during off-hours (after 5 pm, on weekends, and/or holidays) not to exceed 960 hours in a calendar year.
- Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of hands-on post-grad experience within Long Term Care.
- Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness.
- Understanding of Advanced Illness and end-of-life discussions.
- Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive customer relationships.
- Adaptability to change.
California Residents Only: The hourly range for this role is $52.65 to $76.92 per hour. Salary Range is defined as total cash compensation at target. The actual range and pay mix of base and bonus is variable based upon experience and metric achievement. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
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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