Primary Care Physician, NAMM - Riverside, CA - Full-time / Part-time

Careers at Optum. We're on a mission to change the face of health care. As the largest health and wellness business in the US, we help 58 million people navigate the health care system, finance their health care needs and achieve their health and well-being goals. Fortunately, we have a team of the best and brightest minds on the planet to make it happen.
 
For over 18 years, North American Medical Management, California, Inc. (NAMM California) has been an innovator in healthcare with a track record for quality, financial stability, extraordinary services and integrated medical management programs.  
 
NAMM California and Optum share a common goal of bringing patients, physicians, hospitals and payers closer together in the mission to increase the quality, efficiency and affordability of care. NAMM California develops and manages provider networks, offering a full range of services to assist physicians and other providers in supporting patient care coordination and their managed care business operations.
 
As a part of our continued growth, we are searching for a new Primary Care Physician to join our team…
 
The schedule for this position is Tuesday to Friday and consists of 2 days per week at our outpatient clinic in Riverside and 2 days per week at our Coordinated Care Facility in Upland, CA.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Examines, diagnoses and treats patients of all ages for acute injuries, infections, and illnesses
Counsels and educates patients and families about acute and chronic conditions or concerns
Documents items such as: appropriate chief complaint, past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment and plan
Formulates diagnostic and treatment plans
Prescribes and administers medications, therapies, and procedures
Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan and provides advice on follow up
Responsible for the coordination of care with specialists and appropriate ancillary services
Completes all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner
Maintains quality of care standards as defined by the practice

Required Qualifications:

Active and unrestricted California medical license
Board Certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine
2 or more years of Outpatient Clinic experience
Current and unrestricted DEA certificate required
Preferred Qualifications: 

Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Managed Care/IPA/Health Plan experience 
HCC experience is a plus 
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system 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)
 
North American Medical Management, California, Inc (NAMM California) partnered with Optum in 2012. NAMM California and Optum share a common goal of bringing patients, physicians, hospitals and payers closer together in the mission to increase the quality, efficiency and affordability of care. NAMM California is a part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system. NAMM California develops and managers provider networks, offering a full range of services to assist physicians and other providers in supporting patient care coordination and their managed care business operations. For over 18 years, NAMM California has been an innovator in health care with a track record for quality, financial stability, extraordinary services and integrated medical management programs. NAMM California is well positioned to continually invest in its infrastructure and systems for the benefit of its provider clients and to accommodate the impending changes that will come forth from healthcare reform.
 

The NAMM California provider clients represent a network of almost 600 primary care physicians and over 3,000 specialists and work with the premier hospitals in their respective markets.
 
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.
 
Optum is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Job Keywords: MD, DO, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Outpatient, clinic, managed care, IPA, health plan, Riverside, Upland, CA, California