Nurse Practitioner - Statewide Traveler SC - Home Based Medical Care

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment OR $25,000 Sign-on Bonus if you have not previously participated in this program

Home Base Medical Care, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner - Statewide Traveler to join our team in South Carolina. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

This role requires travel across the entire state of South Carolina. All travel expenses are covered.

*You can live anywhere in the State of SC for this role but must be open to travel each week *

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care thereafter
• Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization
• Meets with patients and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involves the PCP or supervising physician in these meetings, when applicable
• Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills check/training provided
• Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary acute admissions
• Completes follow-up and post-discharge assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
• Consults with hospital, emergency or post-acute clinical team following notification of patient transfer
• Educates patients and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting patients and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness
• Actively participates in ongoing meetings pertaining to patient care and clinical excellence
• Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
• Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or physician assistants

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner of Physician Assistant accredited program
• Current state RN/NP or PA license or ability to obtain by start date
• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment by start date
• Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
• Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical NP experience in IM, Geriatrics, Primary Care, ED, Urgent Care, Home Health Care visits or similar setting
• Proven excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with seniors and their families
• Proven computer literate and able to navigate the internet

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.