Nurse Practitioner Home - Based Medical Care
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Spencer
Posted on: September 16, 2023
Job Description:
$20,000 Student Loan Repayment or $10,000 Sign-on Bonus for
individuals who have not previously participated in this
program.
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Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family
of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are
uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care
model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental
and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care
anytime and anywhere. - -
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As a team member of our Landmark product, we help bring home-based
medical care to complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work
helps give older adults more days at home. -
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We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for
patients across care settings. Join our team, it's your chance to
improve the lives of millions while doing your life's best
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Works as a provider member within the HBMC interdisciplinary team
in the direct delivery of home-based medical care of a population
within an assigned geography. Dedicated to improving the health and
well- being of patients, this position collaborates with the PCP,
HBMC interdisciplinary teammates and consultants, and as needed,
the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals, to
develop and carry out patients' goals of care in all phases of the
patient journey. -
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Primary Responsibilities: -
- Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and
regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or
physician assistants.
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with
patients, care givers, and/or their legal representatives, IDT
members, PCPs, other collaborating physicians/providers, and
facility staff when applicable.
- Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly
enrolled patients and provides ongoing care thereafter. Develops a
patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as
needed when changes in condition warrant or following
hospitalization. Meets with patients and/or their legal
representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans;
involves the PCP or supervising physician in these meetings, when
applicable.
- Completes follow-up and post-discharge assessments according to
documented standard operating procedure.
- Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid
unnecessary acute admissions.
- Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV
placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing,
wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills check/training
provided.
- Consults with hospital, emergency or post-acute clinical team
following notification of patient transfer.
- Educates patients and/or their legal representatives in disease
processes affecting patients and ways to manage them effectively,
as well as to promote wellness.
- Provides counsel, support and education to staff as
appropriate.
- Actively participates in ongoing meetings pertaining to patient
care and clinical excellence
- Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality
initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote
the improvement of care management and delivery.
- On-call for caseload during business hours. Participation in
clinical after hours on-call program on rotational basis.
- Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research,
technology, and related issues by attending continuing education
courses, professional meetings and journal reviews.
- Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as
assigned.
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Competencies:
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely
manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops
alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving
situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional
topics
- Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses;
pursues training and development opportunities; strives to
continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with
others
- Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer
situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer
feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and
assistance; meets commitments
- Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict; maintains
confidentiality; listens to others; keeps emotions under control
and overcomes resistance when necessary; remains open to new
ideas
- Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in
positive or negative situations; listens and seeks clarification;
responds openly to questions. Must be able to deal with frequent
change, delays, or unexpected events
- Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time;
ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at
meetings and appointments on time
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management
direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments;
commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals;
completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an
alternate plan
- Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development
activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent
actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of
opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed; generates
suggestions for improving work and workflow
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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:
- Certification through the American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC),
or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
(NCCPA)
- Current, unrestricted NP or PA license in State of
Practice
- Nurse Practitioner must actively hold, unrestrictive RN in
State of Practice
- 2+ years of clinical experience -
- Knowledge of clinical standards of care -
- Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving
a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor
Vehicle Safety policy -
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Preferred -Qualifications:
- Current state RN license -
- Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and
cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
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- Knowledge of CPT, ICD-9 and HCPC codes -
- Awareness about UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS
guidelines, Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts
and benefit systems -
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present information and
respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers,
and the general public
- Proven ability to solve practical problems and deal with a
variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited
standardization exists
- Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of instructions
furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Demonstrated ability to read, analyze, and interpret general
business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures,
or governmental regulations -
- Proven ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all
units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and
decimals
- Demonstrated ability to compute rate, ratio, and
percent
- Proven ability to write reports, business correspondence, and
procedure manuals
- Demonstrated knowledge of Windows 2000 and MS Office Word
Processing software
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Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or
feel
- The employee is required to stand; walk and reach with hands
and arms
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10
pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception and ability to adjust focus
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Work Environment: -
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
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At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier
lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We
believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location
and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good
health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color,
historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We
are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and
enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health
disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority
reflected in our mission.
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-Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information,
or any other characteristic protected.
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UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Keywords: UnitedHealth Group, Midwest City , Nurse Practitioner Home - Based Medical Care, Healthcare , Spencer, Oklahoma
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