? Urgent Search! Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Windham and Tolland Counties-CT Position Available In Lower Connecticut River Valley, Connecticut

Job Description:

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment or $20,000 Sign-on Bonus forindividuals who have not previously participated in this program.

Flexible schedule with 4 10s option, no weekend, no Holiday’s, andNo On-Call Required! Optum is seeking a Nurse Practitioner orPhysician Assistant

• Complex Care at Home to join our Home-basedMedical Care team in Windham, CT.

Optum is a clinician-led careorganization, that is creating a seamless health journey forpatients across the care continuum. As a member of the broader Homeand Community Care team, you’ll help bring home-based medical careto complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work helps giveolder adults more days at home. At Optum, the integrated medicalteams who practice within Home and Community Care are creatingsomething new in health care. Together, we are bringing high-endmedical service, compassionate care and industry leading solutionsto our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approachaddresses the physical, mental and social needs of our patientswherever they may be

• helping patients access and navigate careanytime and anywhere.

We’re connecting care to create a seamlesshealth journey for patients across care settings. Join our team,it’s your chance to improve the lives of millions while Caring.

Connecting. Growing together. Position in these functions works asa provider member within the HBMC interdisciplinary team in thedirect delivery of home-based medical care of a population withinan assigned geography. Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of patients, this position collaborates with the PCP, HBMCinterdisciplinary teammates and consultants, and as needed, thehealth plan Medical Director and other health professionals, todevelop and carry out patients’ goals of care in all phases of thepatient journey.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs an initialcomprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled patients andprovides ongoing care thereafter
• Develops a patient managementcare plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes incondition warrant or following hospitalization
• Meets withpatients and/or their legal representatives to review newlydeveloped or modified care plans; involves the PCP or supervisingphysician in these meetings, when applicable
• Comfortable withbasic procedures of nursing care, including IV placement, blooddraws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, wound care, etc.

New hire and annual skills check/training provided

• Prescribesappropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessaryacute admissions
• Completes follow-up and post-dischargeassessments according to documented standard operating procedure
• Consults with hospital, emergency or post-acute clinical teamfollowing notification of patient transfer
• Educates patientsand/or their legal representatives in disease processes affectingpatients and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promotewellness
• Actively participates in ongoing meetings pertaining topatient care and clinical excellence
• Implements HEDIS measurecampaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the higheststandards of care and to promote the improvement of care managementand delivery
• Keeps current on relevant medical and nursingresearch, technology, and related issues by attending continuingeducation courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws andregulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing orphysician assistants You’ll be rewarded and recognized for yourperformance in an environment that will challenge you and give youclear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well asprovide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner ofPhysician Assistant accredited program
• Current state RN/NP or PAlicense
• Certification through the American Academy of NursePractitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC),or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants(NCCPA), or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NPlicense in state of assignment by start date.
• Access to reliabletransportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply withall the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy

PreferredQualifications:

• 2 years of clinical experience, primary care,home-based medical care, geriatrics or palliative care ofemergency/urgent care
• Knowledge of long-term care, communityresources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient caredelivery systems
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Awareness of NCQArequirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts andbenefit systems

PLEASE NOTE

Employees must be in an active regularstatus. Employees must remain in role for a minimum of 12 monthsfrom the date of hire /rehire/transfer. If an employee leaves Homeand Community, the student loan repayments will cease. The employeemust remain in an Advanced Practice Clinician or Physician rolewithin Home and Community for 36 months to receive the full benefitof the student loan repayments.

Connecticut Residents Only:

Thesalary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay isbased on several factors including but not limited to local labormarkets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws asapplicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offersbenefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive andrecognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution(all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matterwhere or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’llfind a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Diversitycreates a healthier atmosphere:

OptumCare is an Equal EmploymentOpportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protectedveteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, genderidentity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or anyother characteristic protected by law. OptumCare is a drug-freeworkplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test beforebeginning employment.