Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem) - Yakima, WA
Yakima, WA 
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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.   

As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care. As an CCM Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant per diem you will provide care to Optum members and be responsible for the delivery of medical care services in a periodic or intermittent basis. 
 
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Primary Care Delivery
    • Deliver cost-effective, quality care to assigned members  
    • Manage both medical and behavioral, chronic and acute conditions effectively, and in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider 
    • Perform comprehensive assessments and document findings in a concise/comprehensive manner that is compliant with documentation requirements and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations 
    • Responsible for ensuring that all diagnoses are ICD10, coded accurately, and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit 
    • The APC is responsible for ensuring that all quality elements are addressed and documented 
    • The APC will do an initial medication review, annual medication review and a post-hospitalization medication reconciliation 
    • Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member’s plan of care by engaging the facility staff, families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians 
    • Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed 
    • Utilizes practice guidelines and protocols established by CCM 
    • Must attend and complete all mandatory educational and LearnSource training requirements 
    • Travel between care sites mandatory 

Required Qualifications:

  • Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
    • For NPs: Graduate of an accredited master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) program and board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP), Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), with preferred certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP 
  • Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside 
  • Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice) 
  • Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area 
  • Ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations  
  • Availability to work 24 hours per month, with expectations that 16 of the 24 hours/month could be during off-hours (after 5 pm, on weekends, and/or holidays) not to exceed 960 hours in a calendar year
  • Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of hands-on post grad experience within Long Term Care
  • Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness 
  • Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions  
  • Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records 
  • Ability to develop and maintain positive customer relationships 
  • Adaptability to change 

 

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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 Summary
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Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
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