Nurse Practitioner or Physicians Associate - Part Time

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $30,000 Sign-on Bonus For Individuals Who Have Not Previously Participated In This Program

$2,500 relocation expenses for candidates moving within 50 miles of position location

This is a Part-time position (20 hours a week)

Feeling overwhelmed? Overburdened with your workload?

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive assessments and document findings in a concise/comprehensive manner that is compliant with documentation requirements and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations.
• Responsible for ensuring that all diagnoses are ICD10, coded accurately, and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit.
• The APC is responsible for ensuring that all quality elements are addressed and documented.
• The APC will do an initial medication review.
• Must attend and complete all mandatory educational and computer/virtual training requirements.
• Travel between care sites mandatory.
• Care Coordination
  • Communicate with the patient and necessary team members regarding any medical concerns at the time of your visit.
• Program Enhancement Expected Behaviors
  • Exhibit original thinking and creativity in the development of new and improved methods and approaches to concerns/issues.
  • Function independently and responsibly with minimal need for supervision.
  • Ability to enter available hours into web-based application, at least one month prior to available work time.
  • Demonstrate initiative in achieving individual, team, and organizational goals and objectives.
  • Participate in SCC quality initiatives.
  • Availability to check Optum email intermittently for required trainings, communications, and monthly scheduling.

Required Qualifications:

• For NPs - Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
• Graduate of an accredited master’s degree in nursing (MSN) 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
• For PAs - Certified Physician Assistant through a national board: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant degree program and currently board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside.
• 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.
• Ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations.
• Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of hands-on post grad 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.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive customer relationships.
• Adaptability to change.