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UnitedHealth Group
NP or PA, Senior Community Care - Washington and Multnomah Co, OR
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What they do
A Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
$142,131 / year median in Oregon
+22% projected growth
Job Description
- Requisition number:
- 2381745
- Job category:
- Healthcare Delivery, Advanced Practice Clinicians
- $40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $30,000 Sign-on Bonus
- $2,500 Relocation Assistance
- No On-call, no weekends and no holidays required
- Value Based Care, No Productivity Requirements
- Optum Home & Community Care,
- part of the Optum family of businesses, is creating something new in health care.
- Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
- We're fast becoming the nation's largest employer of Nurse Practitioners; offering a superior professional environment and incredible opportunities to make a difference in the lives of patients.
Primary Responsibilities:
- + Conduct comprehensive assessments + Manage members through an acute medical situation or an exacerbation of a chronic condition, including testing, diagnostics, interventions + Manage members during a short term sub-acute rehabilitation episode + Ensure accurate and complete documentation, including ICD 10 conditions + Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team + Conduct advanced illness and advanced care planning conversations + Provide patients and caregivers with counseling and education You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- +
For Nurse Practitioners:
+ Graduate of an accredited Master of Science Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice program + Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date + Board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or the American Nurses Credentialing Center, with certification in one of the following: + Family Nurse Practitioner + Adult Nurse Practitioner + Gerontology Nurse Practitioner + Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner + Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner +For Physician Assistants:
+ Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant degree program + Active and unrestricted Physician Assistant license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date + Board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) + Current, active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice) (SCC04) + Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state + Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including moving a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, remain in a stationary position and position self to perform physical assessment + Driver's license and access to reliable transportationPreferred Qualifications:
- + 1+ years of clinical experience in practice (long-term care setting preferred) + Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs + Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness + Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions + Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $109,500 - $164,000.