Hybrid Hospitalist - North Orange County

Optum CA is seeking a Hybrid Hospitalist to join our team in North Orange County, CA. 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.

Want to make a real difference in the lives you touch? LOOK NO FURTHER.

Optum provides management services to multiple long-respected physician groups in Southern California. We are passionate about patients. We are leading the state of California toward better healthcare practices. And we are looking for amazing doctors like you.

As part of our continued growth, Optum is recruiting for Hybrid Hospitalist to join our team in Orange County. The Clinicians we seek are those who practice medicine with a focus on patient care, not volume. We want our Clinicians to take the time needed to truly address the patient’s needs.

If you’re looking to join a physician-led community that is making a difference in healthcare, this is the place for you.

Position Highlights:

• Block Schedule: 7 on / 7 off (182 shifts per year)
• Schedule: One week of day shifts (7 AM - 7 PM) and one week of night shifts (7 PM - 7 AM)
• Location: Los Alamitos Medical Center - 3751 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
• ED consults; patient care in a manner consistent with hospital medical staff by-laws and referring physician requests
• Communicates with families, referring physicians, specialists, administration and hospital departments in the care and treatment of patients referred to the service
• Work with hospitals and clinical staff, social services, utilization management and other members of the interdisciplinary teams
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to discuss patients progress, variances and achievement of expected outcomes and plan of care
• Assumes responsibility to ensure that all necessary documentation is accurate, complete, and timely including medical records, billing/coding and any other such documentation as requested by hospital from time to time

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Unrestricted California State Medical License
• Current California DEA certificate
• BE/BC Internal Medicine
• Welcome 2025 IM Grads
• EMR proficient
• Proven self-starter with ability to practice with a high degree of independence
• Proven solid verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualification:

• Managed Care and Medi-Cal experience

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.