Optum Senior Center Care - Nurse Practitioner Clinical Services Advisor

Primary Responsibilities:

• Set team direction, resolve problems, and provide guidance to members of own team
• Oversee work activities of other supervisors and staff
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges
• Influence and/or provide input to forecasting and planning activities
• Staff Performance and Internal/External Relationship (Clinical & Leadership Proficiency)
• Manage salary, bonus incentives and policies in a manner which reward performance excellence
• Ensure effective orientation and development for clinical staff
• Utilize Complex Population Management performance tools that hold the clinical team accountable for market metrics and performance standards
• Promote individual development by providing learning and growth opportunities to clinical staff
• Actively participate in local/regional NP, PA, physician and geriatric associations with goal of developing clinical and leadership skills
• Communicate needs and issues addressed by clinical staff to local market and corporate leadership as appropriate
• Participate in site specific strategic planning activities
• Develop solutions to problems or barriers by partnering with key stakeholders
• Provide clinical and clinical operations expertise on business development efforts
• Serve as a role model to internal and external partners

Required Qualifications:

• Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside
• Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
• For NPs: Graduate of an accredited master’s degree in nursing (MSN) program or Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP) program and board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP), Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), with preferred certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP
• Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and / or patient sites within a designated area
• Proven ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations
• Proven ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as an APC, demonstrating progressive responsibility
• 2+ years of leadership and management experience in an organization that serves the chronically ill
• 2+ years of Medicare experience
• 1+ years of experience as an APC at Optum
• Leadership and management experience or in a lead role in a CCM market with success in effective team building and quality improvement
• Experience in adult teaching environment
• Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records
• Proficient in excel
• Proven ability to develop and maintain positive customer relationships
• Proven ability to possess knowledge and understanding of geriatrics clinical management
• Proven ability to possess a high level of organizational skills, self- motivation, and ability to manage time independently
• Proven ability to work across functions and businesses to achieve business goals
• Proven ability to quickly adapt to change and drive change management within team and market
• Proven effective in motivating and mentoring colleagues and peers

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.