10 HPW Nurse Practitioner Home Based Medical Care - Bertie County, NC

Providers can work flexible hours between 8AM-8PM, seven days a week

$5,000 Sign On Bonus For External Candidates

Home Base Medical Care, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Part Time Nurse Practitioner 10 HPW to join our team in Windsor, Bertie, Washington, NC. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

Home Based Medical Care involves travel to patient residences. 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with patients, care givers, and/or their legal representatives, IDT members, PCPs, other collaborating physicians/providers, and facility staff when applicable
• Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care thereafter, including visits to address changes in condition
• Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization
• Consults with Physician Leaders and coordinate with PCP in these decisions as available
• Comfortable with basic procedures of episodic nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, basic wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills training provided
• Performs post discharge visits to ensure patient stability is consistent with their goals of care
• Participates in HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
• Participates in clinical after hours on-call program on rotational basis

Required Qualifications:

• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Current, unrestricted NP or PA licensure in State of Practice
• Nurse Practitioner must actively hold, unrestricted RN licensure in State of Practice
• Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical experience, primary care, home-based medical care, geriatrics, palliative care, emergency/urgent care, or similar setting
• Proven knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
• Proven knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
• Proven knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Demonstrated awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems

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.