Nurse Practitioner, Long Term Care - Mobile, AL - Full-time / Part-time

Enjoy a flexible schedule!
 
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 and Physician Assistants who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.
 
In this role, you will provide primary care in Skilled Nursing Facilities to both long term and rehab patients, as well as transitions for sub-acute care. You will be responsible for the delivery of medical care services to a pre-designated group of enrollees.

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Primary Responsibilities:

• Primary Care Delivery
  
• Deliver cost-effective, quality care to assigned members
  
• Manage both medical and behavioral chronic and acute conditions effectively in collaboration with a physician or specialty provider
  
• Perform comprehensive assessments and document findings in a concise/comprehensive manner that is compliant with documentation requirements and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations
  
• Ensure all diagnoses are ICD9/ICD10 coded accurately and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at that visit
  
• Ensure all quality elements are addressed and documented
  
• Complete the initial medication review, annual medication review and a post-hospitalization medication reconciliation
  
• Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member's plan of care by engaging the facility staff, families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians
  
• Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
  
• Utilizes practice guidelines and protocols established by CPM
  
• Travel between care sites mandatory
  
• After hour on call coverage may be required

Required Qualifications:

• Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain
  
• Nurse Practitioner national certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP required or the ability to obtain
  
• A clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties
  
• Computer literate and able navigate the internet 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in a nursing home or with seniors in other settings
  
• Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology a plus
  
• Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills 
  Ability to follow established dress code 
  
• Effective communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population
  
• Ability to work independently
  
• Detail oriented
  
• Dependable and reliable

Optum helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their health care needs and stay on track with their health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

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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