Clinician Team Lead - Clinical Informatics - Optum New Mexico

Optum NM is seeking a Clinician Team Lead - Clinical Informatics to join our team in Albuquerque, NM. 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. 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.

The Clinician Team Lead, Clinical Informatics is a member of the clinic leadership team who provides leadership and direction to clinic providers in collaboration with their Associate Medical Director and dyad operations partners.  The Team Lead is responsible for driving MA growth, improving quality metrics, driving patient safety, and supporting lean process improvements and standard work. The Team Lead continues to have clinical responsibilities in addition to their administrative role. This position is allotted 4 hours Team Lead administrative time weekly.

Required Qualifications:

*    Board Certified/Eligible Advanced Practice Clinician
*    Minimum 2 years of experience in outpatient primary care medicine
*    1-2 years of management experience or have exhibited appropriate leadership potential.
*    Experience in medical utilization management, medical quality assurance, quality improvement techniques, risk management, and compliance
*    Nurse Practitioner: Current NBR Certification; Licensed RN by the State of NM; Current Nurse Practitioner in the state of NM
*    Physician Assistant: Licensed Physician Assistant by the State of NM
*    Current and unrestricted DEA certificate
*    BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
*    Must be able to meet all pre-employment requirements.
*    Must be able to meet all health requirements at hire and periodically thereafter, as required by company policy/state regulations to verify that they/he/she is free from communicable disease and physically able to perform assigned duties
*    Knowledge of primary care operations
*    Knowledge of management practices, human relations, consensus building, and collaborative ability
*    Must have strong oral and written communication techniques and be professionally respected by peers; leadership ability and demonstrated competence in the primary care setting

Preferred Qualifications:

*    Master's Degree in Nursing

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.