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Primary Care Advanced Practice Clinician (NP/PA), Eugene

Requisition Number: 2278343
Job Category: Healthcare Delivery
Primary Location: Eugene, OR

Doctor consulting nurse at nurse station.

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As a part of Optum, the largest network of medical groups in the country, Oregon Medical Group is seeking Nurse Practitioners or Physician Associates to join our Primary Care team in Eugene, OR. The clinicians we seek are those who practice medicine with a focus on patient care, not volume. We want our clinicians to take the time needed to truly address the patient’s needs. 

 At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing physician-led care locally. Work with the largest care delivery organization in the world and start doing your life’s best work.

Position Details: 

  • Team-Based Practice Model
  • Schedule: Monday – Friday 8-5p
  • 4-Day Work Week
  • Full-time or Part-time
  •  Manage patient care in outpatient setting.
  •  Average Daily Patient Census: 16-18 patients
  • Comfortable seeing pediatric to geriatric aged patients; general in office procedures. 
  • Medical Assistant to support clinician; rooming patients, vitals, RX refills, follow up appointments.
  • EMR – EPIC
  • DAX – AI-powered voice-enabled documentation solution
  •  Leadership Pathways and Partnership 
  • Didactic Fellowship for New Grads

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:

  • Master’s degree from a four-year college and/or a professional certification beyond a four-year college 
  • Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Oregon or ability to obtain.
  • Certificate of completion from an accredited Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate Program 
  • Current BLS from the American Heart Association required prior to start. 
  • Excellent patient care and time management skills 
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environment, team player, adaptable to changing priorities  

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1+ years of experience in Primary Care or managed care setting 

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 must go to reach its fullest potential.

What makes Optum different?

  • Providers are supported to practice at the peak for their license
  • As one of the most dynamic and progressive health care organization in the country, Optum consistently delivers clinical outcomes that meet or exceed national standards
  • We promote a culture of clinical innovation and transformation.
  • Lower Costs
  • Improved Outcomes
  • Patient Experience
  • Clinician Well-Being
  • We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community or our local organizations.   

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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. 

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

 

Additional Job Detail Information

Requisition Number 2278343

Business Segment Optum Care Delivery

Employee Status Regular

Job Level Individual Contributor

Travel No

Country: US

Overtime Status Exempt

Schedule Full-time

Shift Day Job

Telecommuter Position No

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