Advanced Practice Clinician; NP​/PA - Care - Yakima County, WA

Optum Home Base Medical Care – Yakima County, WA

$30,000 Sign‑on Bonus OR $40,000 Student Loan Repayment

Full‑time position with 4 to 10 hour days. No weekends, nights, or on‑call duties.

Optum, a clinician‑led care organization, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Home‑based Medical Care team. You will deliver high‑end medical service and compassionate care to complex, chronic patients in their homes, helping them remain independent and improving their quality of life.

• Manage chronic illnesses in a complex elderly population, focusing on wellness and preventing unnecessary hospitalizations and ER visits.
• Provide patient education about disease processes, improving overall quality of care and patient satisfaction.
• Document timely care with a focus on closing HEDIS quality gap measures and recapturing HCCs.
• Engage new patients with a comprehensive geriatric assessment including functional, social, safety, cognitive and mental health screening.
• Triage, diagnose, and treat patients on an urgent basis in home using equipment and medications.
• Order and interpret appropriate tests (X‑rays, labs, EKGs) and prescribe treatment within the scope of practice.
• Initiate treatment in the home at the point of care.
• Collaborate with patients’ PCP and specialists as needed.

• Graduate from an accredited NP or PA program and hold certification from AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA.
• Active and unrestricted state Nurse Practitioner license or PA‑C in the state of employment.
• Valid DEA license or ability to obtain one prior to employment.
• Driver’s license and reliable transportation; if driving, comply with Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy.

• 2+ years of clinical NP experience in IM, Geriatrics, Primary Care, ED, or Urgent Care.
• 1+ year of clinical experience as an NP or PA.
• Knowledge of UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems.

Compensation for this specialty ranges from $109,500 to $164,000, including base pay and bonus. Total cash compensation is based on local labor markets, education, work experience, and performance.

• Paid Time Off plus 9 paid holidays.
• Medical plan options with Health Spending Account or Health Savings Account.
• Dental, vision, life & AD&D insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
• 401(k) savings plan, employee stock purchase plan.
• Education reimbursement.
• Employee discounts, employee assistance program, referral bonus program.
• Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC insurance.
• Will travel mostly within Yakima County, WA, but must be open to travel within an hour of home location.

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Travel within Yakima County, WA is required; travel within an hour of your home location is also expected.

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.