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Optum CarePlus Nurse Practitioner - St. Louis, MO - Full-time / Part-time
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | St. Louis, MO St. Louis, Missouri |
About this job
- Identify and develop innovative actions to meet the needs of OPTUM patients from both the health care and psychosocial / socioeconomic dimensions of care
- Take action for provision of services to meet the patient needs
- Conduct comprehensive physical assessments
- May be required to develop risk management plans, provide maintenance care and acute interventions within scope
- May conduct procedures such as IV access and wound care (not all inclusive)
- Provide patient education and complete CMS compliant documentation in an EMR
- Ensure all pertinent and active medical conditions are documented in the medical record in a manner compliant with CMS, OPTUM and client requirements
Requirements
- Active, un-encumbered license to practice nursing in the state of assignment or ability to obtain
- Nurse Practitioner Certification from either the ANCC or AANP or ability to obtain
- DEA License or the ability to obtain
- Minimum of 1 year experience preferred
- Must be able to effectively communicate with elderly and chronically ill patients and families
- Understanding of Medicare, Medicaid and Health Plan benefit structures beneficial
- Comfortable working independently in a home-visit setting
- Basic knowledge of computers and cell phones
- Familiarity with ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
- Required participation in the Patient Care Team on-call schedule
Preferred Qualifications:
Geriatric or adult medicine specialty
Bi-lingual or multi-lingual
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)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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, House Calls, Home Health, Home Assessment, Geriatric, St. Louis, Missouri, MO