Optum
Nurse Practitioner Urgentivist Home Base Medical Care - Montgomery, AL
Montgomery, AL
$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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing
- Responds to urgent / unscheduled patient needs with the purpose of assessing acuity of illness and preventing hospitalization through interventions delivered in the home when medically indicated and desired by patient
- During the visit, promptly communicates with the longitudinal provider and/or pod leader to discuss patient assessment and receive/document/implement orders received
- Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, wound care, etc.
- As availability allows, completes maintenance visits, post-discharge visits, and initial visits in a way and volume that allows prompt response to urgent patient requests during normal business hours
- Following the visit, promptly communicates with the PCP and specialist as needed along with communicating findings to their primary assigned provider
- Completes the required documentation in a timely manner (goal <48 hours) allowing the care team access to the care provided and a note to be generated to the PCP
- Understands and complies with long-term care policies and procedures, including those that regulate nursing facilities and assisted living communities
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with patients and their legal representatives, facility staff, PCPs and other collaborating physicians/providers
- Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary transfers/acute admissions
- Educates patients and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting patients and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness
- Conducts Serious Illness Conversations and Goals of Care conversations with patients, families, and caregivers to ensure goal-concordant care; as appropriate, completes hospice education and referral facilitation
- Provides counsel, support and education to facility staff
- Supports Nurse Care Managers in developing and providing in-service educational programs to facility staff to the IDT
- Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
- Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Completion of Nurse Practitioner accredited program, Board certified
- Active State NP License
- Active State RN license
- Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
- Knowledge of clinical standards of care
- Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years clinical experience
- Experience in geriatrics, ICU/ED, urgent care and palliative care
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Location Insights
A-
Access to Parks
B+
Commute
B+
Cost of Living
B
Access to Outdoor Activities
B
Access to Restaurants
B
Overall
Total Population
199,783
Median Rent
$881
Median Home Value
$121,200
Median Income
$48,011
Posted April 27, 2024