Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Skilled Nursing Facility (Part-Time) | Reliant Medical Group

Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a part-time Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) to join our Skilled Nursing Facility team. 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.

Position Highlights:

• Primarily located at Life Care of Leominster, one of several SNF’s that we partner with.
• 0.6 FTE/24 hours. Monday’s and Friday’s needed, flexibility on the third day.
• Provide primary care to short and long-term patients, 10-12 patients daily – predominantly an older population.
• Assess acute/chronic illnesses and prescribed the proper course of treatment and diagnosis.
• Discuss Advance Directives with patients and families/caregivers
• Monitoring and managing chronic conditions
• Order and follow-up therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as deemed necessary
• Assess acute/chronic illnesses and prescribed the proper course of treatment and diagnosis.
• Manage conditions common in SNFs such as CVA, progressive neurological conditions including Dementia (Alzeimers and other Dementia diagnoses), Parkinsons Disease, MS etc and postoperative surgical patients
• Work autonomously and be a member of a large SNF cohesive team.
• Working in tandem with other multidisciplinary and specialized groups, including mental illness/substance use, as well as working alongside Rehab team including PT, OT, SLP.
• Follow skilled therapy patients to track their progress in therapy.
• Assess and manage barriers to therapy.
• Longitudinal follow-up and care of Long-Term Care pts residing at the facility
• Our ideal candidate will have prior SNF experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Board Certified as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Unlimited Licensure in the state of Massachusetts
• Active DEA License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum two years of APC Experience
• Geriatric experience
• Homecare experience
• Fluency in EMR systems and technology

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.