NP Licensed in PA - Telephonic After Hours - Full Time
About the position 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. As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care. We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Home and Community Care (HCC) program is a longitudinal, integrated care delivery program. The HCC National On Call advanced practice clinician (APC) is responsible for providing telephonic care and direction to members and facility staff during various evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours. This role is responsible for the delivery of medical care services to a pre-designated group of enrollees. In this remote role you will provide afterhours virtual (primarily telephonic) care for aging residents in various settings. This excellent opportunity affords an autonomous role bringing enormous satisfaction in the care and comfort of our aging population. In this role you will have the ability to achieve work life balance. Optum is transforming care delivery with innovative and personal care. As one of the largest employers of APCs, Optum offers unparalleled career development opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Available on provided telephonic platform, both taking and placing calls to coordinate care for members between facilities, hospitals, and Optum field colleagues
- Utilize EMR proficiently to provide acute care to members during overnight and weekend and holiday hours
- Manage both medical and behavioral, chronic, and acute conditions effectively, and in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider
- Responsible for ensuring encounter is documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit
- Monitor the needs of members and families while facilitating any adjustments to the plan of care as situations and conditions change
- Review orders and interventions for appropriateness and response to treatment to identify the most effective plan of care that aligns with the member's needs and wishes
- Regular and effective communication with internal and external parties including physicians, members, key decision-makers, nursing facilities, HCC staff and other provider groups
- Ability to meet shift scheduling requirements, and attendance expectations
Requirements
- Active PA NP license or ability to obtain by start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice, or ability to obtain by start date
- Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment by start date
- Current active DEA licensure or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
- Availability to work assigned weekdays, weekends, and pre-assigned holidays
Nice-to-haves
- 2+ years of hands-on postgrad experience within Long Term Care
- 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
Benefits
- $10K Sign on Bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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