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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Hockessin, DE
Hockessin, Delaware

About this job

 


Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation's largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the UnitedHealth Group family. We're also the career home for Nurse Practitioners who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.

 

If you want more meaning in your career - as a clinician or a business professional – take this opportunity and apply. It's the first step in a new career that will enable you to do your life's best work.(sm)

 

Listen to our NPs describe their work:

 

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Complex Care and Transitions 

 

In this dual role, you will provide primary care to patients in long term care settings, coordinating with their PCP and facility staff to deliver high quality care on-site. Additionally,  you will assist members with their transition back to the community from Skilled Nursing Facilities. As part of a transitions program, you will participate in discharge planning meetings while member is in the SNF and provide on-going support for 90 days after the member is discharged to the community. The transition support program goals include: preventing re- hospitalizations; education on chronic conditions, ensuring physician follow up appointments and discharge needs are established.

 

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Provide preventative and primary care for patients in assigned long term care facilities

  • Work with primary care physicians to provide the best care possible

  • Collaborate with the nursing staff and the patients' families

  • Work with the facility's utilization review process

  • In this role, you'll also explore and learn more about palliative care

Requirements

 
Required Qualifications:


  • Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain

  • Nurse Practitioner national certification as ANP, FNP required or the ability to obtain

  • DEA License or the ability to obtain

  • Minimum of one year of experience working as a Nurse Practitioner

  • A clinical background in adult or family specialties

  • Past experience working in a nursing home or with seniors in other settings

  • Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing including Microsoft Word and Outlook

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    UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow.

    Already Fortune 14, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good.

    Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.

    Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.




    Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.


    UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.


     


     


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