APC; NP​/PA; Senior Community Care - Multnomah & Clackamas Counties

Advanced Practice Clinician (NP/PA) - Senior Community Care Optum | Multnomah & Clackamas Counties, OR | Full-Time | Field-Based Join Optum's Senior Community Care team and make a meaningful impact caring for medically complex patients in community-based residential settings, including assisted living, independent living, adult foster homes, senior living communities, and private homes.

This role is ideal for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who are energized by complex clinical decision-making and relationship-based care. As the primary Advanced Practice Clinician for your patient panel, you will manage patients with multiple chronic conditions, advanced illnesses, functional limitations, and complex treatment needs, all while being supported by a fully integrated interdisciplinary tea.

• $40,000 Student Loan Repayment Program or $30,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible candidates
• Competitive salary plus performance incentives
• $2,500 Relocation Assistance
• No call, weekends, or holidays
• Flexible schedule: 5 - 8 hour days or 4 - 10 hour days
• 23 days PTO plus 9 paid holidays
• No productivity quotas or RVU requirements
• Manage your own patient panel and schedule
• Strong interdisciplinary support
• Build meaningful, long-term patient relationships

Care for some of Optum's highest-risk Medicare members, including patients with:

• Multiple chronic conditions and co-morbidities
• Advanced disease states
• Complex treatment plans
• Behavioral, functional, and social care needs
• Advanced illness and end-of-life care considerations

You’ll assess the whole patient, partnering with caregivers, facility teams, PCPs, and other healthcare professionals to improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and enhance quality of life.

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments
• Manage acute and chronic conditions, including diagnostics and interventions
• Develop and oversee complex, individualized treatment plans
• Lead advanced illness, goals-of-care, and advance care planning discussions
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, caregivers, and community partners
• Provide patient and caregiver education
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation

We're seeking clinicians who enjoy:

• Managing medically complex patient populations
• Critical thinking and advanced clinical decision-making
• Building long-term patient and caregiver relationships
• Caring for patients across medical, behavioral, functional, and social dimensions
• Ownership of patient outcomes in a value-based care environment

• Graduate of an accredited MSN or DNP program
• Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license or ability to obtain by start date
• AANP or ANCC certification in an approved specialty

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Active and unrestricted PA license or ability to obtain by start date
• NCCPA certification

• DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain
• Ability to obtain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of a field-based role

• 1+ years of clinical experience, preferably in long-term care
• Experience caring for patients with complex behavioral, social, and functional needs
• Knowledge of geriatrics, chronic illness, advanced illness, and end-of-life care
• Proficiency with EMR systems and clinical documentation

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a…