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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | HouseCalls
$20,000 Sign-On Bonus OR $40,000 Student Loan Repayment Student loan repayment option available to individuals who have not previously participated in the Student Loan Repayment Program. Flexible Scheduling | No On-Call | No Weekends | No Holidays Join Optum Home & Community Care as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with our HouseCalls program. This field-based role gives you the opportunity to provide meaningful, one-on-one care while enjoying greater flexibility and work-life balance. Providers can flex their schedules between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. across the 7-day work week, with no on-call, weekends or holidays required.
What You'll Do
As a HouseCalls Advanced Practice Clinician, you'll conduct annual in-home health assessments for Medicare Advantage and other health plan members. This is a non-prescribing, field-based role focused on identifying care needs, providing education, closing gaps in care and collaborating with members' primary care providers. Responsibilities include:
- Conduct comprehensive in-home health assessments
- Review medical history and medications
- Perform physical exams, vital signs, screenings and appropriate point-of-care testing
- Identify and document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning
- Communicate findings to primary care providers to help address gaps in care
- Recognize urgent or emergent situations and respond appropriately
- Educate members on health conditions, medications and treatment compliance
- Identify social determinants of health and provide appropriate referrals
Required Qualifications
For Nurse Practitioners:
- Active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
For Physician Assistants:
- Current NCCPA certification and state licensure
For all candidates:
- Active, unrestricted state license or ability to obtain by start date
- Active, unrestricted driver's license
- Reliable transportation to complete home visits
- Ability to navigate a variety of home environments and sit, stand or kneel as needed to perform assessments
- Ability to meet applicable state requirements for independent practice approval when required
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ years of clinical experience, preferably in family, geriatric or home health care
- Experience working with geriatric or Medicare populations
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology
- Ability to transport equipment weighing up to 30 pounds and navigate stairs during home visits
- Strong communication skills
Why Consider HouseCalls?
- $20,000 Sign-On Bonus OR $40,000 Student Loan Repayment
- Flexible scheduling
- No on-call
- No weekends
- No holidays
- Non-prescribing role
- Opportunity to provide personalized care directly in members' homes
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