Nurse Practitioner, Telephonic Call - Work From Home! Complex Care, Western US Hub - Full-time / Part-time

Work from Home! 
Nurse Practitioner - Full Time, Telephonic On Call Position
 
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)
 
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We are searching for an experienced, nationally certified Nurse Practitioner to join our team. In this home-based role, you would provide telephonic on call coverage for Nurse Practitioners who provide care for aging residents in various settings. This excellent opportunity affords a autonomous role bringing enormous satisfaction in the care and comfort of our aging population.
 
Primary Responsibilities: 

Telephonic on call from home Monday through Friday from 5:00pm to 8:00am 
Intermittent weekend and holiday call 

Required Qualifications:

Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of assignment
Ability to obtain DEA licensure/Prescriptive Authority post-hire in states where applicable
Minimum two years of experience as an NP
Nurse Practitioner national certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP required
A clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialist
Experience working in a nursing home, or with seniors in other settings
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. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing. 
 
 
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