Part Time Advanced Practice Clinician; NP​/PA), Patient Connect- Spokane WA

$30,000 Sign-on Bonus OR $40,000 Student Loan Repayment

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the United Health Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry‑leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual’sастар physical, mental and social needs – helping ọtụtụ patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

As a team member of our Senior Community Care (SCC) product, we work with a team to provide care to patients at home in a nursing home, assisted living for senior housing. This life‑changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care.

We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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 a testament to our model’s success and the efforts, care and commitment of our Nurse Practitioners.

Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation’s largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the United Health Group family. We’re also the career home for Nurse Practitioners who bring compassion, passion, energy and focus to their work every day.

This role is within our SNF Patient Connect program. Optum Senior Community Care provides the Patient Connect Program for United Healthcare members in a short‑stay/transitional setting with focus on reducing 30‑day hospital readmissions, improving completeness and coding accuracy, closing STAR/HEDIS quality measures, completing Advanced Care Planning Directives and improving patient and family satisfaction and discharge support. The Opt Medien practitioner will provide a one‑time comprehensive health assessment in collaboration with the case‑management team to support better care coordination and outcomes.

This is an autonomous role that creates satisfaction for the NP as you impact care and support of our population.

If you want more meaning in your career – as a clinician or a business professional – take this opportunity and apply.

• Work with primary care physicians to provide the best care possible
• Collaborate with the nursing staff and the patients’ families
• Collaborate with the Ung case management team
• Documentation, coding and gap closure

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 and provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• Active and unrestricted license in the state where you reside
• Certified Nurse Practitioner through a national board
  • For NPs:
    Graduate of an accredited master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) program and board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Adult‑Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AG AC NP), Adult/Family or Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), with preferred certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP
  • For PAs – Certified Physician Assistant through a national board:
    Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant degree program and currently board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post‑hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
• Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
• Ability to move a 30‑pound bag in and out of car and navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to SNF facilities within a designated area
• Availability to work 10 hours per week

• 1+ years of hands‑on post‑grad experience within Long Term Care
• Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness
• Understanding of Advanced Illness and end‑of‑life discussions
• Proficient…