Physician - Neurology - Unity Health Akron, OH

part of the Optum and United Health Group family of businesses. Unity Health Network is the largest independent physician network in Northeast Ohio. Our infrastructure enables us to provide extensive primary care services and diverse specialty care offerings while removing non-medical business functions from our clinical staff, allowing them to concentrate on care delivery. Our team is growing, and we are looking for more health care professionals who want to be part of an organization that is driven by excellence.

You can be part of a dedicated health care team that provides high quality and timely patient-centered services. In return, we will provide you with competitive opportunities that are driven to change the future of health care delivery and your career. Come develop your potential and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

As a part of the Optum Care network, Optum Unity Health Network is seeking a BC/BE Neurologist to join our team at Akron, Ohio in a clinical based, non-hospital Neurology Practice setting. At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing physician-led care locally.

• Provide care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of neurological care related health problems
• Compliance with all coding and documentation requirements
• Practice evidence-based medicine
• Outpatient and light inpatient rotation mix
• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with members and their legal representatives, facility staff, PCPs, and other collaborating physicians/providers
• Completes follow-up and post-hospital assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
• Provides counsel, support, and education to facility staff
• Supports FCMs in developing and providing in-service educational programs to facility staff
• Participates in management meetings that include, but may not be limited to:
• Weekly case conference reviews
• Monthly staff meetings
• Schedule Joint Operating Committee meetings
• Quarterly Quality Improvement Committee meetings
• Continuing education/journal club programs
• Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives as directed by Corporate Health Services to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
• Requires participation in clinical on-call program as plan expands
• Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings, and journal reviews
• Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as assigned

• Our physicians provide comprehensive neurological care medicine in an outpatient setting including MS, Sleep, Brain Injury, Headache, Movement, Testing, Infusion Suite, Neuropsychology. Candidates trained in Sleep Medicine may also incorporate sleep into their practice.
• Patient centered, team-based environment, offering a value-based practice model with a diversified patient base
• Joining seven colleagues' w/APC, CNS, CRNN and other support at one location
• Telemedicine
• High Field EEG, EMG, on-site infusion suite and Neuropsychologist
• Large referring base
• Teaching opportunities
• Support by the Optum Centers of Excellence network includes
• More accurate diagnoses
• Higher survival rates
• Health care that is planned, coordinated, and provided by a team of experts who specialize in your condition and regularly work together
• Fewer complications

• Optum's robust compensation and benefits package includes:
  • Financial stability and support of a Fortune 5 Company
  • Compe…