Nurse Practitioner

Company: Oregon Employment Department
Location: Eugene
Posted on: September 3, 2020

Job Description:

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled Job Location: Eugene Date Posted: 08/06/2020 Hours Worked Per Week: Not Provided Shift: Not Provided Duration of Job: Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.) Having difficulty using this button? Job Summary: Nurse PractitionerTraveler House Calls Sign On Bonus and Loan Repayment for External Candidatesand Eligible Employees This is a Statewide Traveler position which requires travel throughout the states of California and Oregon. 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. 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) How about an added bonus of help with paying down your student loans? Nurse Practitioners hired into Traveler roles are eligible to receive a sign on bonus OR a reduced sign-on bonus plus three years of student loan repayment assistance through our Student Loan Repayment (SLR) program. This could mean up to an additional $40K in benefits to you as well as the opportunity to pay down your student loan faster In this role, you will conduct in-home health assessments on enrolled Medicare Advantage members, Community and State and several other plans. The Traveler Nurse Practitioner assignments will be defined based on current business needs. Primary Responsibilities: Travel up to 100% Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge, judgment and current findings Communicate gaps in care to member's PCP Identify referral needs Identify urgent and emergent situations for proper intervention Educate members on topics related to health conditions and promotion Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI) RequiredQualifications: FNP, GNP,ANP, board certified or eligible with an active, unencumbered licensurefree any open / unresolved disciplinary actions including probation orrestrictions against privilege to practice Must be ableto travel by public transportation (eg. Trains, Airplanes, Subways, Ferry,etc.) Must havethe ability to travel to member's visit location Must be ableto travel to assigned locations Proficientwith electronic medical records and the internet Ability tolift 30 pound bag in and out of care and up and down stairs as needed Ability tonavigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations Ability tosit, stand and kneel as needed to perform physical assessment PreferredQualifications: 3 years ofexperience in a clinical setting Home HealthCare or Nursing Home experience Strongcommunication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population Detailedoriented; dependable and reliable Careers withOptum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high Job Classification: Nurse Practitioners Access our statewide or regional occupation report for more information about wages, employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more. Compensation Salary: Not Provided Job Requirements Experience Required: See Job Summary Education Required: None Minimum Age: N/A Gender: N/A

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