Nurse Practitioner Home Base Medical Care - St. Augustine, Fl

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates 

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.   

As a team member of our Landmark product, we help bring home-based Medical Care to complex, chronic patients. This life-changing work helps give older adults more days at home.  
 

We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

Position in this function works as a provider member within the HBMC interdisciplinary team in the direct delivery of home-based Medical Care of a population within an assigned geography. Dedicated to improving the health and well- being of patients, this position collaborates with the PCP, HBMC interdisciplinary teammates and consultants, and as needed, the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals, to develop and carry out patients' goals of care in all phases of the patient journey.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing
• Understands and complies with long-term care policies and procedures, including those that regulate nursing facilities and assisted living communities
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with members and their legal representatives, facility staff, PCPs and other collaborating physicians/providers
• Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled members and bi-annually thereafter. Develops a member management care plan upon enrolment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization. Meets with members and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involves the PCP in these meetings
• Completes follow-up and post-hospital assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
• Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary transfers/acute admissions
• Consults with hospital physicians following notification of member transfer
• Collaborates with UM staff and PCPs/facility staff to enable medical necessity determinations for requested medical services
• Educates members and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting members and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness
• Provides counsel, support and education to facility staff
• Supports FCMs in developing and providing in-service educational programs to facility staff
• Participates in management meetings that include, but may not be limited to:
• Weekly case conference reviews
• Monthly staff meetings
• Schedule Joint Operating Committee meetings
• Quarterly Quality Improvement Committee meetings
• Continuing education/journal club programs
• Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives as directed by Corporate Health Services to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
• On-call for caseload during business hours. May require some participation in clinical on-call program as plan expands
• Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
• Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as assigned

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a Nurse Practitioner accredited program
• Current state RN license if Nurse Practitioner 
• Current NP license
• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems
• Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor Vehicle Safety policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of clinical experience
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-9 and HCPC codes
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Awareness NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems

If the hired individual resides in Florida (office based or telecommuting) this position requires the AHCA Level II background check (fingerprinting) by the State of Florida for all clinicians that have direct face to face contact with members OR employees who will have access to confidential patient data and will require renewal every five years.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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.