Patient Support Unit Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – WellMed Medical Group – El Paso, TX and southwest New Mexico
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WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking an adaptable Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Practice Support Unit team. The role involves travel and hands-on work in rural communities across El Paso, TX and southwest New Mexico. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.
As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.
At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Position Highlights:
- See patients in different clinics as well as home, telemedicine, and mobile visits
- 50-75% travel with overnight stays in rural locations, including but not limited to Deming, Lordsburg, Silver City, and Truth or Consequences in New Mexico
- Practice in collaboration with our Contracted and Affiliated WellMed physicians, their advance practice clinicians, and their clinic staff
- Collaborate to provide a comprehensive, coordinated model of care to a mostly Medicare-aged population on a Medicare Advantage Plan
- Educate providers on proper coding, risk adjustment metrics, capturing documentation, and adhering to quality protocols
- Assure safe transitions of care from the inpatient setting to home
- Interview patients to ensure proper documentation and to ensure all preventative screenings have been complete
What makes an Optum Career different?
- We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients 
- We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations 
- We grow talent from within. No matter where you want to go- geographically or professionally- you can do it here 
Compensation/Benefits Highlights:
- 401k with match, Executive Savings Plan, and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program
- LTD and STD insurance at no cost to you
- Liability coverage that doesn’t require tail coverage ever
- More comprehensive benefits from Optum Partner Services
In 2011, WellMed partnered with Optum to provide care to patients across Texas and Florida. WellMed is a network of doctors, specialists and other medical professionals that specialize in providing care for more than 1 million older adults with over 16,000 doctors’ offices. At WellMed our focus is simple. We’re innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults. Together, we’re making health care work better for everyone.
Required Qualifications:
- Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
- Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
- Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population
- 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with primary care and chronic condition codes
- A working understanding and support of a managed care environment
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Additional Job Detail Information
Requisition Number 2291651
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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