CareCoach Connect - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed

Care Coach Connect Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Corpus Christi, TX.
Join the Optum Care Delivery team and be an integral part of transforming healthcare for everyone.

• Provide care in patients' 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.
• Order and interpret diagnostic lab work, x‑rays, and EKGs.
• Prescribe pharmacological and non‑pharmacological interventions for acute and chronic conditions.
• Perform procedures based on patient condition (e.g., place IVs, wound debridement, joint injections, vaccinations).
• Collaborate with lead M.D./D.O., specialists, other healthcare 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 including discharge planning and visit frequency.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families to explain 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.
• Assume on‑call responsibilities as required.

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician 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 the state of work.
• Position requires a minimum of 25% travel and overnight trips with hotel stay.
• Ability to establish effective working relations with patients and their families.
• 2+ years internal medicine/family practice with geriatric care experience.

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

• 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.

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $109,500 to $164,000, including base pay and bonus. Additional benefits such as incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401(k) contributions are also offered.

Optum Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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.

Optum Care is a drug‑free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.