$5k SIGN ON BONUS for EXTERNAL CANDIDATES

We’re fast becoming the nation’s largest employer of Nurse Practitioners; offering a superior professional environment and incredible opportunities to make a difference in the lives of patients. This growth is not only a testament to our model’s success but the efforts, care, and commitment of our Nurse Practitioners.

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 who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.

This role is within our Transition To  SNF (TTS)  program.  Optum Complex Care Management provides the Transitions Model of Care for United Healthcare members in a short stay/transitional setting with focus on reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions, reduced ER visits, optimized SNF length of stay, improved completeness and coding accuracy of diagnosis and medical record documentation, increased closure of STAR/HEDIS quality measures, improved completion rates of Advanced Care Planning Directives, and improved patient and family satisfaction.  The Optum practitioner will follow the member until the member is discharged from the TTS program and will conduct a focused visit within 24 business hours of notification, provide a comprehensive visit within 7 days, conduct telephonic or in-person care coordination clinical rounds days 2 through 14 and then every 5 days thereafter.  This is a flexible, autonomous role that creates enormous satisfaction for the NP as you impact the care and comfort of our aging population. All the while, you’ll be building meaningful relationships with the residents and their families and the health care providers who are responsible for their care 

If you want more meaning in your career - as a clinician or a business professional – take this opportunity and apply. It’s the first step in a new career that will enable you to do your life’s best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide preventative and primary care for patients in assigned in short term rehab facilities and potentially long term care facilities
• Work with primary care physicians to provide the best care possible
• Collaborate with the nursing staff and the patients' families
• Work with the facility's utilization review process

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.