Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie Counties

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $30,000 Sign‑on Bonus for Individuals Who Have Not Previously Participated in this Program

Optum is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Home‐based Medical Care team in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie Counties, NY. Optum is a clinician‑led care organization, creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.

As a member of the broader Home and Community Care team, you'll help bring home‑based medical care to complex, chronic patients. This life‑changing work helps give older adults more days at home.

Optum’s integrated medical teams bring high‑end medical service, compassionate care and industry‑leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. We address the physical, mental and social needs of patients wherever they may be, helping them access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. Join our team to improve the lives of millions while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position works as a provider member within the HBMC interdisciplinary team, directly delivering home‑based medical care to a population in an assigned geography. Dedicated to improving the health and well‑being of patients, this role collaborates with PCPs, HBMC teammates and consultants, and, as needed, the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals to develop and carry out patients’ goals of care in all phases of the patient journey.

• Practice in accordance with state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing.
• Understand and comply with long‑term care policies and procedures, including those that regulate nursing facilities and assisted living communities.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with members and their legal representatives, facility staff, PCPs and other collaborating physicians/providers.
• Perform an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled members and bi‑annually thereafter. Develop a member management care plan upon enrolment and update it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization. Meet with members and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involve the PCP in these meetings.
• Complete follow‑up and post‑hospital assessments according to documented standard operating procedure.
• Prescribe appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary transfers/acute admissions.
• Consult with hospital physicians following notification of member transfer.
• Collaborate with UM staff and PCPs/facility staff to enable medical necessity determinations for requested medical services.
• Educate members and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting members and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness.
• Provide counsel, support and education to facility staff.
• Support FCMs in developing and providing in‑service educational programs to facility staff.
• Participate in management meetings that include, but may not be limited to: weekly case conference reviews, monthly staff meetings, joint operating committee meetings, quarterly quality improvement committee meetings, continuing education/journal club programs, and HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives as directed by Corporate Health Services.
• On‑call for caseload during business hours. May require some participation in clinical on‑call program as plan expands.
• Keep 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.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant accredited program.
• Current state RN license if Nurse Practitioner.
• Current NP or PA license.
• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP),…