NP Optum Care at Home 20 HPW: Onslow, Pender, Duplin Counties, NC

• $40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $20,000 Sign-on Bonus for Individuals Who Have Not Previously Participated in this Program *Part Time at 20 Hours Per Week - Full Time Available
• Onslow, Pender, and Duplin Counties, NC

• Optum Home & Community Care, part of the Optum 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 Optum Care at Home team, together in an interdisciplinary care environment, we help patients navigate the health care system and connect them to key support services.
• This preventive care can help patients stay well at home.
• 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.

Position in these functions works as a provider member within the Care at Home interdisciplinary team in the direct delivery of home-based medical care of a population within an assigned geography. Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of patients, this position collaborates with the PCP, Cate at Home interdisciplinary teammates and consultants, and as needed, the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals, to develop and carry out patients’ goals of care in all phases of the patient journey. Primary Responsibilities: Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care thereafter Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization Meets with patients and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involves the PCP or supervising physician in these meetings, when applicable Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills check/training provided Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary acute admissions Completes follow-up and post-discharge assessments according to documented standard operating procedure Consults with hospital, emergency or post-acute clinical team following notification of patient transfer Educates patients and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting patients and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness Actively participates in ongoing meetings pertaining to patient care and clinical excellence Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings and journal reviews Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or physician assistants