Home & Supportive Care Nurse Practitioner WellMed Medical Group - Edinburg, TX

A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Home & Supportive Care team in the Edinburg, TX area.

Opportunities at WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses. We believe all patients are entitled to the highest level of medical care. Here, you will join a team who shares your passion for helping people achieve better health. With opportunities for physicians, clinical staff and non-patient-facing roles, you can make a difference with us as you discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

• Practice with a multi-disciplinary team of heath care providers that includes Primary Care Physicians, RN Case Managers, social workers, and clinic staff
• Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient – physically, mentally, and socially – at each visit
• Primarily manage care in the patient’s home; however, care may require an office or other facility setting depending on the needs of the patient
• Provide care for some of our sickest patients – patients whose needs are beyond what our care management and clinic-based resources can provide, but whom hospice services are not appropriate
• Diagnose and treats both acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions
• Treat acute conditions such as minor injuries and other acute medical conditions such as infections or exacerbations of chronic diseases
• Facilitates patient and family decision making regarding treatment decisions, end of life care, and serious illness discussions
• Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions