Nurse Practitioner Complex Care at Home - Rockingham and Hillsboro Counties - NH

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $20,000 Sign-on Bonus For Individuals Who Have Not Previously Participated In This Program

Landmark, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner - Complex care at home to join our team in Rockingham and Hillsboro Counties, NH. 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• 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
• 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
• Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary acute admissions
• Completes follow-up and post-discharge assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
• 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
• 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
• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or physician assistants

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner accredited program
• Current state RN/NP license
• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (NCCPA)
• Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical experience, primary care, home-based medical care, geriatrics or palliative care of emergency/urgent care
• Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems