Physician Assistant Lead | Do your life’s best work

Optum AZ is seeking a Advanced Practice Clinician Lead to join our team in Phoenix, AZ. 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.

OptumCare, AZ is a multi-specialty group of physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, 4 primary care locations. OptumCare, AZ offers patients compassion, innovation, and quality care throughout the Tucson area.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Acts as the APC liaison to the adult medicine leadership team, championing views and concerns of the APC role; promotes a collaborative relationship between physicians and APC’s
• Participates in developing and implementing programs to increase APC engagement
• Participates in developing and implementing organization specific initiatives around coding, documentation, STAR, HEDIS, and PCMH
• Participates in monthly meetings with physician and operations leadership
• Participates in various committees as assigned
• Provides diagnosis, treatment, therapy and management of patients according to current standards of care utilizing Best Practices recommendation
• Utilizes evidence-based care processes for cost-effective and efficient use of lab, radiology and extended service providers, including specialists, hospitals, skilled nursing providers, and other ancillary services
• Collaborates with physician and seeks direction and advice on any complex issues or cases; Identifies and directs complex cases to physician for case handling and disposition if unable to stabilize conditions
• Create appropriate referrals for specialty care needs
• Provide guidance to nursing personal on treatment plans and care coordination
• Maintains knowledge of STAR, HEDIS, and medical coding and diagnosis requirements
• Promotes the organizational culture

Required Qualifications:

• Active Arizona Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant License and be in good standing
• Ability to obtain DEA licensure/prescriptive authority post-hire in states where applicable
• Nurse Practitioner Certification from either the ANCC, AANP or AACN as Adult, Geriatric, Family or Acute Care NP or certified Physician Assistant
• 1+ years of clinical experience in highest level of education
• Computer literate

Preferred Qualification:

• Proven excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with seniors and their families