Physician Assistant - Per Diem - Landmark Home Visits, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

$3,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Per Diem Hours

Area is Pottawattamie County, IA

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual’s physical, mental and social needs – helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with patients, care givers, and/or their legal representatives, IDT members, PCPs, other collaborating physicians/providers, and facility staff when applicable
• Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care – both in the home and virtually - thereafter, including visits to address changes in condition
• Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization
• Consults with the Landmark Physician Leaders and coordinate with PCP in these decisions as available
• Comfortable with basic procedures of episodic nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, basic wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills training provided
• Performs post discharge and urgent visits to ensure patient stability is consistent with their goals of care
• Participates in HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
• Covers assigned geographic territory. May require substantial drive time in more rural areas
• Join morning huddles on days worked
• Responsible for reviewing updates to clinical and operational workflows when needed

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program or Physician Assistant (PA) Program
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure or Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure with unrestricted license in good standing
• Board Certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP) in addition to Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
• Active Prescriptive Authority in the state of professional licensure (unless prohibited by state regulations)
• Solid computer skills, including Electronic Medical Records
• Covers assigned geographic territory. May require substantial drive time in more rural areas
• Join morning huddles on days worked
• Responsible for reviewing updates to clinical and operational workflows when needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years in practice (community or long-term care setting preferred)
• Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs
• Experience working with patients in non-clinical settings
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with symptom management
• Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions
• Awareness of health literacy and health equity in patient care settings
• Ability to work with diverse care teams in a variety of settings
• Effective time management and communication skills