Nurse Practitioner - Optum Home Based Medical Care - Madison, St Claire, Monroe Counties, IL

$20,000 Student Loan Repayment or 10,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual’s physical, mental and social needs – helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

As a team member of our Landmark product, we help bring home-based medical care to complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work helps give older adults more days at home.

We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You will work as a provider member within the HBMC interdisciplinary team in the direct delivery of home-based medical care of a population within an assigned geography. We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join our team and work primarily in Madison, Monroe and St Claire counties, IL

Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of patients, this position collaborates with the PCP, HBMC interdisciplinary teammates and consultants, and as needed, the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals, to develop and carry out patients’ goals of care in all phases of the patient journey.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner accredited program
  • Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • Current, unrestricted RN licensure in State of Practice
  • Current, unrestricted NP licensure in State of Practice
  • Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
  • Access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical experience, primary care, home-based medical care, geriatrics or palliative care or emergency/urgent care
  • Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
  • Knowledge of clinical standards of care
  • Awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems