Nurse Practitioner House Calls Regional Travel Midwest Region

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Sign On Bonus or -Loan Repayment for External Candidates and Eligible Employees

This position requires travel to multiple states in the Midwest part of the country.

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

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.

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 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!

**PLEASE NOTE** The Sign On Bonus and/or Loan Repayment is available to external candidates. -Candidates who are currently working for a UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or a related entity in a full time, part time, or per diem basis ( -Internal Candidates -) are not eligible to receive a Sign On Bonus or Loan Repayment unless they are newly moving to this role Traveling Nurse Practitioner.

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.

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)

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:

FNP, GNP, ANP, board certified or eligible with an active, unencumbered licensure free any open / unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice

Ability travel by public transportation (eg. Trains, Airplanes, Subways, Ferry, etc.)

Ability to travel to member 's visit location

Ability to travel to assigned locations

Proficient with electronic medical records and the internet

Ability to lift 30-pound bag in and out of care and up and down stairs as needed

Ability to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations

Ability to sit, stand and kneel as needed to perform physical assessment

You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting or other company location

Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained

Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years of experience in a clinical setting

Home Health Care or Nursing Home experience

Solid communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population

Detailed oriented; dependable and reliable

Careers with Optum. 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 performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

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.

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