Part -Time ( 10 HPW ) Nurse Practitioner, In-Home Visits - Muscle Shoals, AL

Optum

Florence, Alabama

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Optum is seeking a Part-Time Nurse Practitioner for In-Home Visits to join our Home-based Medical Care team in Muscle Shoals/Florence, AL. This role focuses on providing home-based medical care to complex, chronic patients, particularly older adults, enhancing their quality of life and ensuring they receive comprehensive care in the comfort of their homes. The Nurse Practitioner will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary clinical team to address the physical, mental, and social needs of patients, creating a seamless health journey across care settings.

Responsibilities

•Manage chronic illnesses in a complex elderly population with multimorbid conditions focused on wellness, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and ER visits, providing patient education about disease processes, improving overall quality of care, and increasing patient satisfaction in the healthcare system.

•Document timely with an added focus on closing HEDIS quality gap measures and recapturing HCCs.

•Engage new patients enrolling in the program with a comprehensive geriatric focused initial assessment that includes functional eval, social and safety assessments, cognitive screening, and mental health assessments.

•Triage, diagnose, and treat patients on an urgent basis in home with an array of equipment and medications.

•Order and interpret appropriate tests including x-rays, labs, and EKGs to diagnose, prescribe and treat within the provider's scope of practice and consistent with the standards of care.

•Start treatment in the home at the point of care.

•Collaborate with patient's PCP and specialists as needed.

Requirements

•Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), in addition to, an NP-focused graduate degree in a Master's or Doctoral nursing program.

•Graduate from an accredited NP Program and have Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

•Active and unrestricted State Nurse Practitioner license for the State of Alabama.

•Current state RN license.

•Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy.

Nice-to-haves

•Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain.

•2+ years clinical experience in primary care, home-based medical care, geriatrics, palliative care, emergency/urgent care, or similar setting.

•Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems.

•Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes.

•Knowledge of clinical standards of care.

•Awareness of NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems.

Benefits

•Paid Time Off plus 9 Paid Holidays

•Medical Plan options along with options for a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account

•Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage

•401(k) Savings Plan

•Employee Stock Purchase Plan

•Education Reimbursement

•Employee Discounts

•Employee Assistance Program

•Employee Referral Bonus Program

•Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

About Optum

Optum is hiring for this PMHNP position. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners play a critical role in addressing the growing demand for mental health services across the United States. This employer is actively seeking qualified candidates to join their team.

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