Housecalls Nurse Practitioner - State Wide Travel, AR

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $25,000 Sign-on Bonus for Individuals who Have Not Previously Participated in this Program

Optum is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our HouseCalls team in Little Rock, AR. Optum is a clinician-led care organization, that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.

As a member of the broader Home and Community Care team, you’ll provide annual clinical assessments to patients in the comfort of their homes. This important preventive care helps identify and reduce health risks for patients, in addition to coordinating appropriate follow-up care to improve health and well-being.

At Optum, the integrated medical teams who practice within Home and Community Care are creating something new in health care. Together, we are bringing high-end medical service, compassionate care and industry leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approach addresses the physical, mental and social needs of our patients wherever they may be - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join our team, it’s your chance to improve the lives of millions while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Current HouseCalls and Senior Community Care (SCC) APCs are invited to expand their career in this new and exciting role. Home and Community vision is to be the best-in-class platform that serves the physical, mental, and social needs of people according to their personal care preferences. In this unique role, you will flex your skills to provide care to members across SCC and HouseCalls care models. We meet patients where they reside across our integrated model. 

In this role, you will provide care to your caseload of patients located in nursing homes and assisted living communities as well as performing annual clinical assessments to members in the comfort of their homes.  You will have the ability to achieve work life balance. No on-call, no weekends and no holidays required. Flexible scheduling based on business needs. 

Home and Community is transforming care delivery with innovative and personal care. As one of the largest employers of Advance Practice Clinicians, Home and Community offers unparalleled career development opportunities. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments 
• Effectively manage acute and chronic medical and behavioral conditions 
• Provide evidence-based practice screenings
• Identify urgent and emergent situations and interview when appropriately 
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation, including ICD 10 conditions
• Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team 
• Conduct advanced illness and advanced care planning conversations
• Provide patients and caregiver education and counsel on disease processes, medication, and compliance 
• Attend training, ongoing education and updates across multiple lines of business

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:

• NP: Graduate of an accredited Master of Science Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice program
• Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date
• Active Nurse Practitioner certification through a national board:
• NP:  Board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or the American Nurses Credentialing Center, with certification in one of the following:
  • Family Nurse Practitioner  
  • Adult Nurse Practitioner 
  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 
  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 
• Current, active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
• Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including lifting a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand, and kneel to perform physical assessment
• Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
• Access to reliable transportation 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of clinical experience in practice (long-term care setting and home health experience)
• Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs
• Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness
• Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions 
• Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records

**PLEASE NOTE** Employees must be in an active regular status. Employees must remain in role for a minimum of 12 months from the date of hire/rehire/transfer.  If an employee leaves Home and Community, the student loan repayments will cease.  The employee must remain in an Advanced Practice Clinician or Physician role within Home and Community for 36 months to receive the full benefit of the student loan repayments.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.