Part Time Physician Assistant Senior Community Care - Milwaukee WI New

$20,000 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 Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care.

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

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 of businesses. We’re also the career home for Nurse Practitioners who are eager to bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day. Join us and you’ll discover a chance to build meaningful relationships with the patients, their families and the health care providers who are responsible for their care.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members, including past medical history, review of symptoms, physical examination, medication review and depression screening
• Responsible for checking vitals, conducting a physical exam that includes monofilament test, urine dipstick and foot exam (as appropriate)
• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment
• Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment
• Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform the PCP of potential gaps in care
• Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication and compliance
• Comply with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)

Since this position involves in-home visits, the ability to work autonomously and extensive travel will be required. You should also be comfortable working with geriatric patients who have a variety of health complications.

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

• Active, unencumbered license to practice nursing in the assigned state
• Physician Assistant Certification from either the ANCC, AANP or AACN as Adult, Geriatric, Family or Acute Care 
• Ability to obtain DEA licensure/prescriptive authority post-hire in states where applicable
• 1+ years of clinical experience in highest level of education OR 3+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area
• Ability to spend at least 1 hour with a member in their home, which may be in understaffed or remote areas, in the presence of pets or individuals who are tobacco users
• Ability to lift a 30 pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Gerontology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine or Endocrinology
• Home care or home visit experience
• Computer literate and able to navigate the internet
• Proven excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with seniors and their families

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.