Unity Health Network, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Primary Care Physician to join our team in Akron, OH. 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. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. 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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Compliance with all coding and documentation requirements
- Practice evidence-based medicine
- Outpatient
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with members, facility staff, and other collaborating physicians/providers
- Complete follow-up and post-hospital assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
- Participate in management meetings that include, but may not be limited to:
- Weekly case conference reviews
- Monthly staff meetings
- Schedule Joint Operating Committee meetings
- Quarterly Quality Improvement Committee meetings
- Continuing education/journal club programs
- Implement HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives as directed by Corporate Health Services to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
- Participate in clinical on-call program
- Keep current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings, and journal reviews
- Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as assigned
Position Highlights:
Our Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics network consists of a broad scope of providers and medical services. Physician-led, patient-centered team-based environment, offering a value-based practice model with a diversified patient base, competitive salary, and benefits.
- Fewer patients per day, longer patient visits
- Flexible scheduling options
- Provide care across the continuum, focusing on value-based care and supported by a robust team of specialists
- Procedures can include, but are not limited to simple skin surgery, fracture care, joint injections, etc.
- Full-time, schedule 4.5 workdays per week
- Open to BC/BE Family, Internal, Med/Peds physicians
- Must be comfortable working with advanced providers
What makes an Optum Career different?
- Be part of a best-in-class employee experience that enables you to practice at the top of your license
- We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients
- We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations
- Practice medicine autonomously, with the support, not restrictions, of a sustainable and thriving national health care organization
Compensation & Benefits Highlights:
Optum’s robust compensation and benefits package includes:
- Financial stability and support of a Fortune 5 Company
- Competitive compensation model
- 401k Plan
- CME Time & Allowance
- Excellent PTO package
- Retirement package including employer funded contributions
- Company paid malpractice insurance
- Short term/Long term Disability
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Clinician learning and development programs
Required Qualifications:
- Unrestricted medical licensure in the state of Ohio, or able to obtain
- Active and unrestricted DEA License, or ability to obtain
- Board certified M.D. or D.O. or eligible Family or Internal Medicine
- On call participation
- Maintenance of privileges with no restrictions at the hospital where procedures will be performed
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of clinical experience
- Medicine-pediatrics experience
- Interest in teaching
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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