24 hours - Part- Time Nurse Practitioner - House Calls - Freestone, Leon, Limestone County, Texas

Company: Optum
Location: Austin
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

**Sign On Bonus -For - External Candidates and Eligible Employees**

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Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

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We're fast becoming the nation's largest employer of Nurse Practitioners; offering a superior professional environment and incredible opportunities to make a difference in the lives of patients. This growth is not only a testament to our model's success but the efforts, care, and commitment of our Nurse Practitioners.

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HouseCalls Nurse Practitioners conduct in-home health assessments on enrolled Medicare Advantage members. A HouseCalls Nurse Practitioner will complete visits on members within a geographic area of responsibility. The nature of the HouseCalls visit can vary and could include performing an annual health assessment, a post discharge visit, or visiting more complex members more than once per year. This Positions is available for part - time (24 -hours per week). -

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Primary Responsibilities:

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• Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members. Average visit is 45-60 minutes in length. Assessment is performed and completed electronically. HouseCalls Assessment includes: -
  
  
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  • 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 members PCP of potential gaps in care
    
  • Identify needs and opportunities to generate clinical referrals appropriately
    
  • Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately
    
  • Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance
    
  • Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)
    
    
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    You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
    Required Qualifications:
    
    
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    • NP license and national certification (ANCC or AANP, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment) active, unencumbered licensure free any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice. May be requested to obtain additional licensure supported by business
      
    • Family, Geriatrics, or Adult certification
      
    • Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance
      
      
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      Preferred Qualifications:
      
      
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      • 1+ years of clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting -
        
      • Ideal candidate will reside in freestone county, Texas -
        
      • Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology -
        
      • Home Health care or home visit experience -
        
        
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        • Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills -
          
        • Professional image and behavior -
          
        • Solid communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population
          
        • Proficient with electronic medical records, the internet and access to a personal computer
          
        • Ability to work independently
          
        • Detail oriented
          
        • Dependable and reliable
          
        • Ability to lift 30-pound bag in and out of car and up and down steps, as needed
          
        • Ability to obtain reliable transportation in order to complete home visit assessments
          
        • Ability to travel up to 10% within licensed states if requested (with notice, based on business needs)
          
        • Ability to navigate public transportation, if required
          
        • Ability to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations
          
        • Ability to sit, stand and kneel, as needed, to perform physical assessment
          
          
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          To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment
          
          
          
          
          
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          Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
          
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          **PLEASE NOTE** The Sign On Bonus and/or Loan Repayment is available to external candidates. -Candidates who are currently working for a UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or a related entity in a full time, part time, or per diem basis ("Internal Candidates") are not eligible to receive a Sign On Bonus or Loan Repayment unless they are newly moving to this role Traveling Nurse Practitioner.
          
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          Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
          
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          UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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