Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, HouseCalls - Pacific or Wahkiakum Cou

Sign‑on Bonus / Student Loan Repayment

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

Flexible provider schedules available between 20-40 hours per week!

Optum is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our House Calls team in Pacific or Wahkiakum County, WA. Optum is a clinician‑led care organization that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.

As a member of the broader Home and Community Care team, you’ll provide annual clinical assessments to patients in the comfort of their homes. This preventive care helps identify and reduce health risks for patients, and coordinates follow‑up care to improve health and well‑being.

At Optum, the integrated medical teams practice within Home and Community Care are creating something new in health care. Together we bring high‑end medical service, compassionate care, and industry‑leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approach addresses the physical, mental, and social needs of our patients wherever they may be, helping them access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings.

In this role you will achieve work‑life balance. Flexible scheduling is offered so providers can flex their time over the 7‑day work week. No on‑call, no weekends and no holidays required.

Providers perform annual clinical assessments to members in the comfort of their homes. House Calls visits reduce health risks, identify acute issues, and connect members to key support services. The Optum House Calls team had a 99 % member satisfaction rate in 2021.

OPTUM is transforming care delivery with innovative personal care. As one of the largest employers of Advanced Practice Clinicians, Optum offers unparalleled career development opportunities.

• Conduct in‑home assessments including evaluation of past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and comprehensive physical exam.
• Perform evidence‑based practice screenings including point‑of‑care testing (as appropriate).
• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
• Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
• Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform member’s PCP of potential gaps in care.
• Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately.
• Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance.
• Travel up to 85 %.

• Active NP or PA license (or ability to obtain by start date). Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open or unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice.
• Active national NP or PA certification (or ability to obtain national certification in state of assignment by start date). For NPs:
  Active ANCC or AANP national certification in Family, Geriatrics, Adult, Adult‑Gerontology Primary Care, or Adult‑Gerontology Acute Care; for PAs:
  Physician Assistant national certification through NCCPA.
• Ability to complete physical requirements of the job including lifting a 30‑pound bag in and out of the car, navigating stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions, and sit, stand, and kneel to perform a physical assessment.
• Reliable transportation to complete home visit assessments.

• May be requested to obtain additional licensure in other geographic areas.
• 1 + years of clinical experience in highest level of education, clinical setting.
• Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology.
• Home health care or home visit experience.
• Ability to travel up to 5 % within licensed states if requested for additional incentives (with notice, based on business needs).

The salary range for this role is $104,500 to $156,000 annually based on full‑time employment. Salary range is defined as total cash compensation  actual range and pay mix of base and bonus is…