Nurse Practitioner WellMed Medical Group - San Antonio, TX

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our WellMed at Northwest Loop 410 location in San Antonio, TX. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

• Quality vs. quantity – typically see 14 to 16 patients per day (30 min per visit)
• Instead of RVU or volume metrics, our providers are measured and rewarded on quality of care
• Start with 160 hours PTO in first year, plus 5 days for CME, and the clinics are closed for 8 national holidays
• Strong clinical support team that includes RNs, LVNs, MAs, nurse educators, case managers, clinic administrators, referral managers, coders, centralized scheduling, nurse advice line, and robust IT
• Collaborate with our primary care physicians (IM & FM), hospitalists, and network of employed/contracted sub-specialists

Required Qualifications:

• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of (NCCPA), or the ability to obtain prior to employment
• Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners or the ability to obtain prior to employment
• Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
• Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
• A working understanding and support of a managed care environment
• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner