Physician, House Calls - $2500 Sign on Bonus - Multiple Positions Available - Illinois - Full-time / Part-time

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 Physicians who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day. This is your opportunity to join a group of professionals and clinicians who are working to improve health care for people over 50.

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)

Program Overview:
We provide a no cost in home assessment to qualified members of our health plans called the HouseCalls Visit. During a HouseCalls visit, among other things our practitioners do a medical history, medication brown bag, review of systems, physical exam, screenings, education, diagnoses, gaps in care identification, and in some cases flu vaccinations, and a medical record is generated as a result of the HouseCall. The information is used to help identify the member’s conditions, clinical concerns, and any need for additional services. This information is used by the health plan for care management purposes, and is also shared with the member’s primary care physician.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members. Average visit is 45-60 minutes in length. Assessment is performed and completed electronically.  HouseCalls Assessment includes:

Past medical history
Review of systems
Physical examination
Medication review
Depression screening

Responsible for checking vitals, conducting a physical exam that includes monofilament test, urine dipstick, and foot exam (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 members PCP of potential gaps in care.

Identify needs and opportunities to generate clinical referrals appropriately

Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately

Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance

Compliance with all HIPAA
 

Required Qualifications:


MD license in state of assignment; active, unencumbered licensure free from any open / unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice

Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Internal Medicine or Endocrinology board certification recommended

Ability to obtain reliable transportation in order to complete home visit assessments

Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills are required

Professional image and behavior are required

Proficient with electronic medical records, the internet and access to a personal computer

Ability to lift 30 pound bag in and out of car and up and down steps, as needed

Ability to navigate public transportation, if required

Ability to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations

 Ability to sit, stand and kneel, as needed, to perform physical assessment
Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to work independently

Detail oriented

Dependable and reliable

Strong communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population

 
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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and 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.

 
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