Nurse Practitioner Home Based Medical Care Statewide Traveler, Iowa

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment or $25,000 Sign-on Bonus for individuals who have not previously participated in this program

Optum is seeking a Statewide Nurse Practitioner Traveler to join our Home Based Medical Care team in Iowa. Optum is a clinician-led care organization, that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.

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.

This role requires travel across the entire state of Iowa, approximately 85% of the time. All travel expenses are covered, and there is likewise a base salary plus multiple incentives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage chronic illnesses in a complex elderly population with multimorbid conditions focused on wellness, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and ER visits, providing patient education about disease processes, improving overall quality of care, and increasing patient satisfaction in the healthcare system
• Document timely with an added focus on closing HEDIS quality gap measures and recapturing HCCs
• Engage new patients enrolling in the program with a comprehensive geriatric focused initial assessment that includes functional eval, social and safety assessments, cognitive screening, and mental health assessments and more
• Triage, diagnose, and treat patients on an urgent basis in home with an array of equipment and medications
• Order and interpret appropriate tests including x-rays, labs, and EKGs to diagnose, prescribe and treat within the provider's scope of practice and consistent with the standards of care
• Start treatment in the home at the point of care
• Collaborate with patient's PCP and specialists as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner accredited program
• Current NP license
• Current state RN license
• Driver's license and access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy
• Current valid DEA license or ability to obtain by start date
• Frequent Travel across the entire state of Iowa, approximately 85% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical experience, primary care, home-based medical care, geriatrics or palliative care or emergency/urgent care
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
• Awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems

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.