Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner WellMed Medical Group - Austin, TX

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Palliative Care team primarily covering Pflugerville, Manor, and Elgin. 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.

Position Highlights:
• Provide palliative, longitudinal and episodic medical care to mostly Medicare-aged patients on a Medicare Advantage plan
• Conduct visits in patients’ homes and virtually to manage their acute and chronic conditions
• Diagnose and treat both acute, chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions. Treat acute conditions such as injuries and other medical conditions such as infections or exacerbations of chronic disease.
• Order and interpret diagnostic lab work, x-rays, EKG
• Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for both acute and chronic conditions
• Perform procedures based on the patient’s condition (ex: place IVs, wound debridement, joint injections, vaccinations, etc.)
• Collaborate with Associate Medical Director/Senior Medical Director, specialists, other health care team members, the patient and family in developing a plan of care
• Determine effectiveness of interdisciplinary treatment plan, evaluate patient response, and revise plan of care accordingly including program designation, discharge planning and frequency of visits and visitors
• Communicate effectively with patients and families for understanding of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plans
• Oversee the census of longitudinal care patients and manage them with the team on a regular basis (census may change regularly due to geographic catchment area changes)
• Transition appropriate patients to hospice or back to usual care when clinically necessary
• Perform the transition of care evaluations and acute visits for patients when clinically necessary
• Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, and documents
• Provide palliative education to patients and families regarding chronic disease management, symptom management and quality of life expectations

Required Qualifications:
• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR 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 Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population
• Valid driver’s license in the state of Texas

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
• Knowledge of palliative care and end of life symptom management
• A working understanding and support of a managed care environment

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.