Part Time Nurse Practitioner - Home Based Medical Care - Chatham, GA

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Optum is seeking a Part Time Nurse Practitioner to join our Home-based Medical Care team in Chatham, GA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization, that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.

As a member of the broader Home and Community Care team, you’ll help bring home-based medical care to complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work helps give older adults more days at home.

At Optum, the integrated medical teams who practice within Home and Community Care are creating something new in health care. Together, we are bringing high-end medical service, compassionate care and industry leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approach addresses the physical, mental and social needs of our patients wherever they may be - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join our team, it’s your chance to improve the lives of millions while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation’s largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members, including past medical history, review of symptoms, physical examination, medication review and depression screening
• Checking vitals, conducting a physical exam that includes monofilament test, urine dipstick and foot exam (as appropriate)
• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment
• Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment
• Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform the PCP of potential gaps in care
• Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication and compliance
• Comply with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)

Required Qualifications:

• Active, unencumbered license to practice nursing in the assigned state
• Nurse Practitioner Certification from either the ANCC, AANP or AACN as Adult, Geriatric, Family or Acute Care NP
• 1+ years of clinical experience in highest level of education OR 3+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Ability to obtain DEA licensure/prescriptive authority post-hire in states where applicable
• Ability to spend at least 1 hour with a member in their home, which may be in understaffed or remote areas, in the presence of pets or individuals who are tobacco users
• Ability to lift a 30 pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Gerontology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine or Endocrinology
• Home care or home visit experience
• Computer literate and able to navigate the internet
• Proven excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with seniors and their families