Nurse Practitioner Multi State Traveler, HouseCalls - Bridgeport - Optum

Description

Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Optum Home & Community Care is creating something new in health care, uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental and social needs.

In this role, you will conduct in-home assessments on enrolled Medicare Advantage members, providing annual clinical evaluations to identify and reduce health risks for patients and coordinating follow-up care to improve health and well-being.

You will have the ability to achieve work-life balance with flexible scheduling offered where providers can flex their time over the 7-day work week, no on-call, no weekends, and no holidays required.

This is a unique opportunity to join our team of professionals who are dedicated to improving the health journey of patients across care settings.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members, averaging 45-60 minutes in length, including past medical history, review of systems, medication review, evidence-based practice screenings, and vitals checks.
• Check vitals, conduct physical exams, and perform point-of-care testing as needed.
• Identify diagnoses and formulate lists of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment.
• Communicate findings to inform member's primary care physician of potential gaps in care.
• Educate members on disease processes, medication, and compliance.

Required Qualifications:

• National certification (ANCC or AANP) and active, unencumbered NP license in the state of assignment.
• Family, geriatrics, adult, adult-gerontology primary, or adult-gerontology acute care certification.
• Access to reliable transportation to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting.
• Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology.
• Home Health care or home visit experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent administrative, organizational, and verbal skills.
• Professional image and behavior.
• Solid communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population.
• Ability to work independently and maintain accurate records.
• Detail-oriented and dependable.