Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Optum Care - Syracuse, NY
Listed on 2026-01-31
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Nurse Practitioner
Location: City of Syracuse
$30,000 Sign-on Bonus or $40,000 Student Loan Repayment for Individuals Who Have Not Previously Participated in this Program
Optum Care At Home, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Syracuse, NY. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.
Optum Care At Home involves travel to patient residences. 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. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and erience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of 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 rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
- Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of all newly enrolled patients and provides ongoing care thereafter
- Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization
- Meets with patients and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involves the PCP or supervising physician in these meetings, when applicable
- Comfortable with basic procedures of nursing care, including IV placement, blood draws, injections, foley catheters, nasal packing, wound care, etc. New hire and annual skills check/training provided
- Prescribes appropriate diagnostics and interventions to avoid unnecessary acute admissions
- Completes follow-up and post-discharge assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
- Consults with hospital, emergency or post-acute clinical team following notification of patient transfer
- Educates patients and/or their legal representatives in disease processes affecting patients and ways to manage them effectively, as well as to promote wellness
- Actively participates in ongoing meetings pertaining to patient care and clinical excellence
- Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
- Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings and journal reviews
- Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or physician assistants
- Completion of Nurse Practitioner accredited program
- Current state NP license or ability to obtain by start date
- Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment by start date
- Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
- Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy
- 2+ years of clinical NP experience in IM, Geriatrics, Primary Care, ED, Urgent Care, Home Health Care visits or similar setting
- Proven excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with seniors and their families
- Proven computer literate and able to navigate the internet
Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $109,500 to $164,000. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
PLEASE NOTE Employees must be in an active regular status. Employees must remain in role for a minimum of 12 months from the date of hire /rehire/transfer. If an employee leaves Home and Community, the student loan repayments will cease. The employee must remain in an Advanced Practice Clinician or Physician role within Home and Community for 36 months to receive the full benefit of the student loan repayments.
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