CareCoach Connect - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - Corpus

Care Coach Connect Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Corpus Christi, TX

Well Med, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Care Coach Connect Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Corpus Christi, TX.

• Provide care in patient’s homes and virtually consistent with licensure and/or certification.
• Diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions. Also treat acute conditions such as injuries, infections or exacerbations of chronic disease.
• Order and interpret diagnostic lab work, x-rays, EKG.
• Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for both acute and chronic conditions.
• Perform procedures based on the patient’s condition (e.g., place IVs, wound debridement, joint injections, vaccinations).
• Collaborate with lead M.D./D.O., specialists, other health care team members, the patient and family to develop a plan of care.
• Determine effectiveness of interdisciplinary treatment plan, evaluate patient response, and revise plan of care accordingly including program designation, discharge planning and frequency of visits and visitors.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plans.
• Oversee census of longitudinal care patients and manage them with the team on a regular basis.
• Transition appropriate patients to hospice or back to usual care when clinically necessary.
• Perform transition of care evaluations and acute visits for patients when clinically necessary.
• Prepare and maintain accurate patient records and documents.
• Provide education to patients and families regarding chronic disease management, symptom management and quality of life expectations.
• On‑call responsibilities as required.

• Base salary plus incentive bonus target.
• Optum Care Advanced Provider Clinician Partnership Plan.
• 401(k) with match and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• 160 hours of PTO, 40 hours CME, and 9 national holidays.
• Comprehensive benefits from Optum Partner Services.
• Competitive total cash compensation ranging from $109,500 to $164,000.

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant Program.
• Current licensure through the State Board of Nurse Examiners or State Medical Board.
• Current prescriptive authority from the State Board of Nursing or State Medical Board.
• Comfortable with chronic condition management for Medicare‑aged population.
• Valid driver’s license within state of work.
• Minimum of 25% travel and overnight trips with hotel stay.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with patients and their families.
• 2+ years of internal medicine/family practice with geriatric care experience.

• Home health experience.
• Knowledge of palliative care and end‑of‑life symptom management.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Ability to assess physical and psychosocial status of geriatric populations.
• Ability to work independently and interdependently with interdisciplinary team, showing initiative and motivation.

Optum Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. Optum Care is a drug‑free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.