? Apply Now! Nurse Practitioner/Physician Asst- Complex Care at Home – Windham and Tolland County – CT Position Available In Oneida, New York

Job Description:

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

No 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)
• Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving avehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum MotorVehicle Safety policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years ofclinical experience, primary care, home-based medical care,geriatrics or palliative care of emergency/urgent care
• Knowledgeof long-term care, community resources and cost-effectivealternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
• Knowledge ofCPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
• Knowledge of clinical standards ofcare
• Awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines,Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems PLEASE NOTEEmployees must be in an active regular status.

Employees mustremain in role for a minimum of 12 months from the date of hire/rehire/transfer. If an employee leaves Home and Community, thestudent loan repayments will cease. The employee must remain in anAdvanced Practice Clinician or Physician role within Home andCommunity for 36 months to receive the full benefit of the studentloan repayments.

Connecticut Residents Only:

The salary range forthis role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on severalfactors including but not limited to local labor markets,education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Groupcomplies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition toyour salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, acomprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs,equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits aresubject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when youbegin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reachingchoice of benefits and incentives.

Diversity creates a healthieratmosphere:

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.