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Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Long Term Care - Behavioral Health - $5000 Sign On Bonus - Providence, RI
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Providence, RI Providence, Rhode Island |
About this job
We are seeking Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant and Clinical Nurse Specialist candidates for a Behavioral Health position in Providence and/or Warwick, Rhode Island.
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)
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 Practitioners who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.
In this role, you will provide primary care to patients in long term care or community settings. You will be responsible for the delivery of medical care services to a pre-designated group of enrollees.
Click here to view the Realistic Job preview: Nurse Practitioner Preview
Click here to listen to our NPs describe their work at OptumHealth: Nurse Practitioner Video
Congratulations to Optum Healthcare's Medical Director, Patricia Chase, MD, CMD, has been named AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine's 2015 Medical Director of the Year. Review the article at Click Here
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage behavioral conditions in collaboration with medical providers
Perform comprehensive behavioral health assessments
Document findings consistent with Optum and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations
Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member's plan of care by engaging the care team
Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
Assures that the aligns with the member's needs and wishes
Coordinate care as member's transition through different levels of care and care settings
Includes the expertise of social work and other disciplines in care plan
Assess the needs of members and families while facilitating any adjustments to the plan of care as situations and conditions change
Evaluate plan of care for cost effectiveness while meeting the needs of members, families and providers to decreases high costs, poor outcomes and unnecessary hospitalization
Actively promote the Optum programs by partnering with key stakeholders to maintain and develop membership caseload
Exhibit original thinking and creativity in the development of new and improved methods and approaches to behavioral health in the LTC setting
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)
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 Practitioners who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.
In this role, you will provide primary care to patients in long term care or community settings. You will be responsible for the delivery of medical care services to a pre-designated group of enrollees.
Click here to view the Realistic Job preview: Nurse Practitioner Preview
Click here to listen to our NPs describe their work at OptumHealth: Nurse Practitioner Video
Congratulations to Optum Healthcare's Medical Director, Patricia Chase, MD, CMD, has been named AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine's 2015 Medical Director of the Year. Review the article at Click Here
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage behavioral conditions in collaboration with medical providers
Perform comprehensive behavioral health assessments
Document findings consistent with Optum and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations
Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member's plan of care by engaging the care team
Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
Assures that the aligns with the member's needs and wishes
Coordinate care as member's transition through different levels of care and care settings
Includes the expertise of social work and other disciplines in care plan
Assess the needs of members and families while facilitating any adjustments to the plan of care as situations and conditions change
Evaluate plan of care for cost effectiveness while meeting the needs of members, families and providers to decreases high costs, poor outcomes and unnecessary hospitalization
Actively promote the Optum programs by partnering with key stakeholders to maintain and develop membership caseload
Exhibit original thinking and creativity in the development of new and improved methods and approaches to behavioral health in the LTC setting
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
Certified nurse practitioner through ANCC/AANP for adult, acute care, family and/or geriatrics required or physician assistant with certification
Current unrestricted license in state(s) in which practicing
Unrestricted DEA (license to prescribe narcotics/level II info here) per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice) or the ability to obtain post-hire
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
Must possess a valid Driver's License with the ability to travel between nursing homes and/or care settings
Preferred Qualifications:
Post-grad hands-on clinical experience
Prior experience in a long term care setting or community setting for 1+ years
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, Physician Assistant, PA, long term care, LTC, Nursing Home, Behavioral, Providence, Rhode Island, Warwick, RI, CNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Certified nurse practitioner through ANCC/AANP for adult, acute care, family and/or geriatrics required or physician assistant with certification
Current unrestricted license in state(s) in which practicing
Unrestricted DEA (license to prescribe narcotics/level II info here) per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice) or the ability to obtain post-hire
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
Must possess a valid Driver's License with the ability to travel between nursing homes and/or care settings
Preferred Qualifications:
Post-grad hands-on clinical experience
Prior experience in a long term care setting or community setting for 1+ years
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, Physician Assistant, PA, long term care, LTC, Nursing Home, Behavioral, Providence, Rhode Island, Warwick, RI, CNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist
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