Physician, Home & Supportive Care - WellMed - Tampa, Florida

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Physician, Home & Supportive Care to join our team in Tampa, FL. 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. 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. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights

• Practice with a multi-disciplinary team of health care providers that may include, but is not limited to, Family Practice and/or Internal Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants, RN Case Managers, social workers, and clinic staff.
• Our model is designed to provide a comprehensive, coordinated model of care to a predominantly Medicare-aged population.
• 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.
• Diagnoses and treats both acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions.
• The physician will also 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 and end of life care and serious illness discussions.
• Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
• Board certification or eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
• Active, unrestricted medical license in Florida
• Valid DEA license
• Reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Home health experience
• Palliative or Hospice experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) proficiency