Optum
Home & Supportive Care Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - TX
New Braunfels, TX
Job Highlights
A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Home & Supportive Care team in the New Braunfels, TX area. At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing Physician-led care locally. Work with the largest care delivery organization in the world and start doing your life’s best work.(sm)
Position Highlights:
- Practice with a multi-disciplinary team of heath care providers that includes Primary Care Physicians, RN Case Managers, social workers, and clinic staff
- Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient – physically, mentally, and socially – at each visit
- Primarily manage care in the patient’s home; however, care may require an office or other facility setting depending on the needs of the patient
- Provide care for some of our sickest patients – patients whose needs are beyond what our care management and clinic-based resources can provide, but whom hospice services are not appropriate
- Diagnose and treats both acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions
- Treat acute conditions such as minor injuries and other acute medical conditions such as infections or exacerbations of chronic diseases
- Facilitates patient and family decision making regarding treatment decisions, end of life care, and serious illness discussions
- Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
Required Qualifications:
- Certification through the American Academy of (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
- Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
- 1+ year of clinical experience as a Physician Assistant
- Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population
- Reliable transportation and a valid drivers license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Home health experience
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
- A working understanding and support of a managed care environment
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Location Insights
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Overall
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Access to Parks
A-
Public Schools
B+
Access to Restaurants
B
Commute
B
Cost of Living
Total Population
79,438
Median Rent
$1,183
Median Home Value
$219,200
Median Income
$71,044
Posted May 20, 2024