Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner Atrius Health

Primary Responsibilities

• Independently manage a defined panel of primary care patients, providing longitudinal, relationship‑based care
• Perform comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and treatment of patients in an ambulatory primary care setting
• Manage acute and chronic conditions and serve as the author and supervisor of patient care plans
• Make clinically appropriate determinations regarding in‑office management versus referral to specialty or emergency care
• Manage inbox responsibilities, including test results, patient messaging, medication management, and referrals
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members including RNs, pharmacists, population health, behavioral health, and specialists
• Partner with patients and families to support shared decision‑making and whole‑person care
• Provide consultation regarding hospitalized patients within the assigned panel
• Support practice efficiency, quality initiatives, and standardized clinical workflows

Position Highlights

The Primary Care Provider - Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) functions as an independent primary care provider responsible for the comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and administrative coordination of care for an assigned panel of patients. This role is intended for experienced APCs who have demonstrated readiness to independently manage a full primary care panel within a coordinated, value‑based care environment.

Providers practice in a collaborative team model and assume accountability for clinical decision‑making, care coordination, and outcomes over time.

Required Qualifications:

• Licensure & Education

  • Nurse Practitioner (NP): Master's degree (MSN) and national certification (ANCC or AANP) or Physician Assistant (PA): Master's degree and certification by NCCPA
  • Active, unrestricted Massachusetts NP or PA license (or ability to obtain prior to start)
  • Active DEA and MCSR (or ability to obtain prior to start)
  • Current BLS certification

• Experience & Scope

  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience independently managing a full primary care patient panel

  • Experience includes responsibility for:

    • Preventive care
    • Longitudinal care
    • Chronic disease management
    • Care coordination and follow‑up
    • Experience caring for adult patients ages 65 and older
  • Demonstrated experience practicing in an ambulatory primary care setting, not limited to episodic, urgent, or specialty‑only care
  • Prior responsibility for inbox management, test results follow‑up, patient messaging, and referral coordination
  • Applicants who do not currently meet these required qualifications may be eligible for future transition into a fully paneled role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the APC position and discuss their interest during the interview process

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience practicing in a value‑based, population health, or coordinated care model
• Experience managing medically complex adult patients with multiple chronic conditions
• Prior practice within a team‑based primary care model utilizing interdisciplinary support
• Experience working within standardized clinical pathways or quality initiatives
• Epic EHR 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.