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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, HouseCalls - Onondaga and Cayuga Counties, NY

Optum

Syracuse, NY
1 day ago
$104,500 - $156,000

Job Description

Join Optum as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, providing essential in-home assessments to improve patient health and well-being. Enjoy flexible scheduling with no on-call, weekends, or holidays required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct in-home assessments including an evaluation of past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and comprehensive physical exam
  • Perform evidence-based practice screenings including point of care testing
  • Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management
  • Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment
  • Communicate findings in your assessment to inform member’s PCP of potential gaps in care
  • Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately
  • Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance
  • Travel up to 85%

Required Qualifications

  • Active NP or PA license or ability to obtain by start date
  • Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care certification, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP or PA license in state of assignment by start date
  • Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including lifting a 30-pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand and kneel to perform physical assessment
  • Reliable transportation to complete home visit assessments

Preferred Qualifications

  • May be requested to obtain additional licensure in other geographic areas
  • 1+ years of clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting
  • Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology
  • Home Health care or home visit experience
  • Ability to travel up to 5% within licensed states if requested for additional incentives

Benefits & Perks

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment or $30,000 Sign-on BonusComprehensive benefits packageIncentive and recognition programsEquity stock purchase401k contribution