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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - OptumCare

Employer
UnitedHealth Group
Location
Mound House, NV
Closing date
Jan 17, 2021

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Profession
Nurse Practitioner
Specialty
Medical Management
Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life's best work.(sm)

In this role, you will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, healthcare providers, and office staff while providing high quality direct patient care in a clinic setting. You will enjoy profound job satisfaction as you impact the care and comfort of our patient population. You will assess and provide treatment to patients of various age groups. You will diagnose conditions, create treatment plans, and prescribe medications as related to the treatment plan. You will collaborate with a physician to achieve the best health outcomes for the patient. You will enjoy opportunities for career growth and continuing education opportunities.

Las Vegas offers the best in entertainment and cultural options, in addition to being an affordable metropolitan area in which to live. Also, Nevada has no state income tax. Warm weather, 300-plus days of sunshine, championship golf, hiking, skiing, five-star restaurants, endless attractions and entertainment choices are reasons Las Vegas is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.

We offer an attractive base salary, $20,000 sign on bonus, bonus plan, and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and life insurance, STD / LTD, professional liability, matching 401K, relocation costs, three weeks paid vacation, and eight paid holidays.

Primary Responsibilities:


    Rapidly formulate a differential diagnosis from assessments conducted within the clinic setting
    Develop and implement treatment plans for patients assigned within the primary care team
    Develop and actualize plans for the primary care team as assigned
    Provide guidance to nursing personnel towards treatment plans and care issues
    Document treatment plans in the medical record
    Collaborate with physician and documents physician guidance as needed
    Coordinate care for patients
    Exposure to patients with potential infectious disease

    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:


      Advanced Nurse Practitioner Certification in Primary Care, Geriatric, Adult or Physician Assistant certification, or ability to obtain
      Active unrestricted APRN or PA-C license in Nevada, or ability to obtain
      Ability to communicate with patients, primary care team members and management staff
      Ability to make care decisions based on best medical practices without direct supervision or guidance by a physician
      Basic technical proficiency in the use of computer programs for medical records or internet search for clinical practice
      Advanced assessment and treatment plan implementation skills
      Ability to complete clinical care lifting in a provider office environment
      DEA License required, or ability to obtain
      Experience with EMR
      Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and localmasking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained.
      You will be provisioned with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and are required to perform this role with patients and members on site, as this is an essential function of this role.

      Preferred Qualifications:


        Geriatric care experience
        Knowledge of mental health issues
        Familiarity with Medicare and ICD-9 coding
        Strong acute care experience in a primary care clinic, urgent care, or retail clinic
        Ability to formulate a differential diagnosis
        Proficient in assessment and development of treatment plans
        Ability to conceptualize the needs for the team or department and actualize plans for implementation
        Ability to develop plans of action and gain team consensus towards common goals
        A background in managed care

        Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system 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)

        **PLEASE NOTE** The sign on bonus is only 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.

        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.

        UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

        Job Keywords: Nurse Practitioner, NP, Physician Assistant, PA, geriatrics, Las Vegas, NV, Nevada

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