Home & Supportive Care Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - TX

A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Home & Supportive Care team in the New Braunfels, TX area. At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing Physician-led care locally. Work with the largest care delivery organization in the world and start doing your life’s best work.(sm)

Position Highlights:

• Practice with a multi-disciplinary team of heath care providers that includes Primary Care Physicians, RN Case Managers, social workers, and clinic staff
• Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient – physically, mentally, and socially – at each visit
• Primarily manage care in the patient’s home; however, care may require an office or other facility setting depending on the needs of the patient
• Provide care for some of our sickest patients – patients whose needs are beyond what our care management and clinic-based resources can provide, but whom hospice services are not appropriate
• Diagnose and treats both acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions
• Treat acute conditions such as minor injuries and other acute medical conditions such as infections or exacerbations of chronic diseases
• Facilitates patient and family decision making regarding treatment decisions, end of life care, and serious illness discussions
• Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions

Required Qualifications:

• Certification through the American Academy of (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
• Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Physician Assistant
• Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population
• Reliable transportation and a valid drivers license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Home health experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
• A working understanding and support of a managed care environment