Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate, Senior Community Center- Per Diem

Overview

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the United Health Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual’s physical, mental and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care. We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring.

Connecting. Growing together.

We’re fast becoming the nation's largest employer of Nurse Practitioners; offering a superior professional environment and incredible opportunities to make a difference in the lives of patients. This growth is a testament to our model's success and the efforts, care, and commitment of our Nurse Practitioners. Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation’s largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the United Health Group family of businesses.

You have found the best place to advance your advanced practice nursing career. As a CCM Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant per diem you will provide care to Optum members and be responsible for the delivery of medical care services in a periodic or intermittent basis.

• Primary Care Delivery
  • Deliver cost-effective, quality care to assigned members
  • Manage medical and behavioral, chronic and acute conditions effectively, in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider
  • Perform comprehensive assessments and document findings in a compliant manner with CMS regulations
  • Ensure diagnoses are ICD-10 coded and documented appropriately to support the visit diagnosis
  • Ensure quality elements are addressed and documented
  • Conduct initial and annual medication reviews and post-hospitalization medication reconciliation
  • Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member’s plan of care by engaging facility staff, families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians
  • Evaluate effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
  • Utilize CCM guidelines and protocols
  • Attend and complete mandatory educational and Learn Source training requirements
  • Travel between care sites is mandatory
• Care Coordination
  • Understand payer/plan benefits, CCM policies and procedures and articulate them to providers, members and decision-makers
  • Assess medical necessity/effectiveness of ancillary services and communicate processes to providers and team
  • Coordinate care as members transition between care settings
  • Monitor member and family needs and adjust the plan of care as conditions change
  • Review orders and interventions for appropriateness and response to treatment
  • Evaluate plan of care for cost effectiveness while meeting needs and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations
• Program Enhancement Expected Behaviors
  • Regular and effective communication with internal and external parties including physicians, members, decision-makers, nursing facilities and CCM staff
  • Promote the CCM program in facilities to maintain and develop membership growth
  • Exhibit original thinking and creativity in developing new methods to address concerns/issues
  • Function independently with minimal supervision
  • Enter available hours into a web-based application at least one month prior to availability
  • Demonstrate initiative toward individual, team and organizational goals
  • Participate in CCM quality initiatives
  • Open to checking Optum email for trainings, communications and scheduling

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.

• Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
  • MSN from an accredited program and board certification through AANP or ANCC (adult-gerontology acute…