Clinical Manager - Nurse Practitioner - Complex Care - Atlanta, GA

Optum a division under the greater UnitedHealth Group has an exciting Nurse Practitioner Clinical Manager Opportunity!

What makes your clinical career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You can improve the health of others and help heal the health care system. You can work with in an incredible team culture; a clinical and business collaboration that is learning and evolving every day. And, when you contribute, you'll open doors for yourself that simply do not exist in any other organization, anywhere.
 
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.

Exciting clinical management and leadership position with potential to grow. The Clinical Services Manager leads a team of nurse practitioners who deliver cutting edge care in our innovative clinical model. Optum is a national leader in developing and implementing care models that serve the frail and chronically ill population in both the nursing home and community settings. This position plays a critical role in determining the successful implementation of our clinical model and provides opportunity to demonstrate excellent management skills.
 
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Key responsibilities of the NP Manager include:

• Manager is responsible for NPs and skilled nursing facilities


• Manager must travel to all facilities and therefore must have reliable transportation


• Must attend meetings on a bimonthly basis, and as needed


• Must be able to function independently; good decision making skills


• Able to develop excellent professional relationships; good communication skills


• Comfortable with documenting in electronic medical record, and utilizing electronic data and reports


• Positions in this function require license and certification as Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Clinical Nurse Specialist


• Provides primary case management of chronic and acute conditions


• Manages and is accountable for professional employees and/or supervisors


• Impact of work is most often at the local level

• Current, unrestricted NP license the State where this position is located or ability to obtain


• Certification as a GNP, ANP or FNP  


• National Certification through ANCC or AANP


• DEA license or ability to obtain


• Prior management/supervisory experience of direct reports 


• Strong business acumen including analysis, business planning, and budgetary expense management experience


• Proven experience in developing and sustaining internal and external client relationships with healthcare professionals, (DONs, administrators, MDs, RNs, etc.)


• Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing including Microsoft Word and Outlook