Nurse Practitioner - Complex Care - Optum, a UnitedHealth Group Company - Bronx, NY ** $5K SIGN ON BONUS ** - Full-time / Part-time

Optum a division under the greater UnitedHealth Group has exciting Nurse Practitioner opportunities available! We have teams of Nurse Practitioners spread across the NY market and are looking to expand the team in 2015. This growth is not only a testament to our model's success but the efforts, care, and commitment of our Nurse Practitioners.

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. 

Here, you will discover a culture that grows through challenge, that evolves by being flexible, that succeeds by staying true to our mission to make health care work effectively and efficiently for seniors. Put your best to work for us, and discover extraordinary opportunities for growth.

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)

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In this role, you will complete a full history and physical assessment for patients in the comfort of their own home during a single visit.  The Home Assessment Nurse Practitioner position offers the opportunity to do these assessments on a full-time or part-time basis.  The Nurse Practitioner is provided the necessary equipment and medical supplies needed to perform the assessments, and is required to submit documentation at the completion of the assessment.   This position requires travel to patients' homes or nursing homes. Mileage is reimbursed per company policy.

Required Qualifications:

• Active un-encumbered license to practice nursing in the state of assignment
  
• Nurse Practitioner Certification from either the ANCC/AANP
  
• Minimum of 1year Nurse Practitioner experience
  
• Valid driver's license and required liability insurance for personal vehicle
  
• Must be able to effectively communicate with elderly and chronically ill patients and families. Chronic illnesses include Alzheimer's, dementia and mental health conditions.
  
• Understanding of dual populations who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid is beneficial
  
• Comfortable working independently in a home-visit setting as well as skilled nursing facility
  
• Willingness and ability to travel within the agreed upon territory to conduct home assessments either via their personal vehicle or public transportation, during typical business hours
  
• Ability to spend 1-2 hours at a time with a member in their home, which may be in understaffed/remote areas, in the presence of pets, or members/family members that are tobacco users
  
• Familiarity with ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding

Preferred Assets:

• Geriatric or adult medicine specialty
  
• Bi-lingual or multi-lingual

Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant, and committed to quality performance in their roles.

What happens when you join our expanding, large, multi-national organization?   You will share our mission to improve the health of others and help heal the health care system. You'll work within 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.  

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)

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.

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