Nurse Practitioner - Per Diem - Licensed Telephonic After Hours Remote

$3,500 Sign-on 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.

As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care.

We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Home and Community Care (HCC) program is a longitudinal, integrated care delivery program. The HCC National On Call advanced practice clinician (APC) is responsible for providing telephonic care and direction to members and facility staff during various evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Available on provided telephonic platform, both taking and placing calls to coordinate care for members between facilities, hospitals, and Optum field colleagues
• Utilize EMR proficiently to provide acute care to members during overnight and weekend and holiday hours

• Primary Care Delivery

• Manage both medical and behavioral, chronic, and acute conditions effectively, and in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider
  • Responsible for ensuring encounter is documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit
  • Attend and complete all mandatory educational training requirements

• Care Coordination

• Monitor the needs of members and families while facilitating any adjustments to the plan of care as situations and conditions change
  • Review orders and interventions for appropriateness and response to treatment to identify the most effective plan of care that aligns with the member’s needs and wishes

• Program Enhancement Expected Behaviors

• Regular and effective communication with internal and external parties including physicians, members, key decision-makers, nursing facilities, HCC staff and other provider groups
  • Ability to meet shift scheduling requirements, and attendance expectations

Required Qualifications:

• Active NP license or ability to obtain by start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice
• Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment by start date
• Current active DEA licensure or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
• Availability to work every other full weekend, one weekday per month, and pre-assigned holidays

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on postgrad experience within Long Term Care
• Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness
• Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions
• Proficient computer skills, including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records

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.