Nurse Practitioner, HouseCalls Traveler Oregon (6/27/2025)
Company: Optum
Location: Portland
Posted on: June 27, 2025
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Job Description:
$40,000 Student Loan Repayment or $40,000 Sign-on Bonus for
individuals who have not previously participated in this program.
Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth 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’s physical, mental
and social needs – helping patients access and navigate care
anytime and anywhere. As a team member of our HouseCalls product,
we provide annual clinical assessments to patients in the comfort
of their homes. This important preventive care helps identify and
reduce health risks for patients, in addition to coordinating
appropriate follow-up care to improve health and well-being. We’re
connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients
across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing
together. In this role you will have the ability to achieve work
life balance. Flexible scheduling offered where providers can flex
their time over the 7-day work week. No on-call, no weekends and no
holidays required. Primary Responsibilities: - Conduct in-home
assessments including an 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%
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: - Active NP or PA license or ability to obtain by
start date. Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any
open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or
restrictions against privilege to practice - Active national NP or
PA certification or the 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
certification OR 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 physical assessment - Reliable
transportation to complete home visit assessments Preferred
Qualifications: - 1 years of clinical experience in their highest
level of education, clinical setting - May be requested to obtain
additional licensure in other geographic areas - 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) 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. At
UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier
lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We
believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location
and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good
health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color,
historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We
are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and
enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health
disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority
reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment
Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws,
rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace.
Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning
employment.
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