Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - HouseCalls - Statewide Traveler - MN
About the position Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is building an integrated care model to holistically address individuals' physical, mental, and social needs, helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. As a team member of the HouseCalls product, this role involves providing annual clinical assessments to patients in the comfort of their homes. This preventive care aims to identify and reduce health risks, and coordinate appropriate follow-up care to improve health and well-being. The position offers work-life balance with flexible scheduling over a 7-day work week, with no on-call, weekends, or holidays required. It involves approximately 85% travel across the entire state of Minnesota, with all travel expenses covered. The role includes a base salary plus multiple incentives, and allows the provider to live anywhere in Minnesota.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-home assessments including an evaluation of past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and comprehensive physical exam
- Perform evidence-based practice screenings including point of care testing (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 member’s PCP of potential gaps in care
- Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately
- Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance
Requirements
- Active NP or PA license or ability to obtain by start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice
- 1+ years of clinical experience as a NP or PA, clinical setting
- Active national NP or PA certification or the ability to obtain national certification in state of assignment by start date (For NPs - Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification OR for PAs - Physician Assistant national certification through NCCPA)
- Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including lifting a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand and kneel to perform physical assessment
- Access to reliable transportation to travel up to 85% within licensed states (with notice, based on business needs) to complete home visit assessments
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in Gerontology, Cardiology, Internal medicine, or Endocrinology
- Home Health care or home visit experience
- May be requested to obtain additional licensure in other geographic areas
Benefits
- $40,000 Student Loan Repayment or $25,000 Sign-on Bonus for individuals who have not previously participated in this program
- Flexible scheduling offered
- All travel expenses are covered
- Base salary plus multiple incentives
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
- Development for other roles