Full-time HouseCalls Nurse Practitioner - Texas Statewide Traveler

Optum; Dallas (TX); À distance; USD 110 000 - 164 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Student loan repayment

Sign-on bonus

Flexible scheduling

No weekends/holidays

Résumé du poste

Optum Home & Community Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Clinician (NP/PA) to perform in-home health assessments across Texas. This field-based role emphasizes education, care coordination, and improving outcomes for Medicare Advantage members.

Travel is 85% across the state; live anywhere in TX. Flexible scheduling supports a healthy work-life balance, with no on-call, weekends, or holidays. Base pay plus incentives and loan repayment options are offered.

Qualifications

• Active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care.
• Active, unrestricted licensure in Texas (or ability to obtain by start date) without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations.
• 1+ years of clinical experience (family, geriatric, or home health preferred).
• Active and unrestricted driver's license.

Responsabilités

• Conduct in-home assessments including history review, vital signs, exam, and screening as appropriate.
• Document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning.
• Communicate findings to PCPs to address gaps in care.
• Identify urgent situations and intervene appropriately.
• Educate members on diseases, meds, and adherence.
• Address social determinants of health and provide referrals as needed.

Connaissances

ANCC/AANP certification

Texas licensure

Clinical experience

Driver's license

Reliable transportation

Home visit assessments

NP practice independence eligibility

Outils

Electronic medical records

Description du poste

Additional compensation may be available for qualified candidates who are fluent in languages other than English and use those language skills during member visits.

$40,000 Student Loan Repayment Or $25,000 Sign-on Bonus

This role requires travel across the entire state of Texas, approximately 85% of the time. All travel expenses are covered, and there is likewise a base salary plus multiple incentives. You can live anywhere in the state for this role.

In this role, you will have the ability to achieve work life balance. Flexible scheduling is offered where providers can flex their time between 8am-8pm over the 7-day work week. No on-call, no weekends and no holidays required.

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the Optum 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 Optum HouseCalls team, together in an interdisciplinary care environment, we help patients navigate the health care system and connect them to key support services. This preventive care can help patients stay well at home. We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across settings. Join us in improving healthcare through the power of people and intelligent technologies while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

HouseCalls is an innovative, performance-driven program that brings care directly to members' homes. As a HouseCalls Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), you will conduct annual in-home health assessments for Medicare Advantage and other plan members. This is a non-prescribing, field-based role focused on improving health outcomes through education, gap closure, and collaboration with primary care providers (PCP).

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, including:
• Past medical history review, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and physical exam
• Evidence-based screenings and point-of-care testing (as appropriate)
• Identify and document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning
• Communicate findings to members' PCPs to address gaps in care
• Recognize urgent/emergent situations and intervene appropriately
• Educate members on disease processes, medications, and compliance
• Address social determinants of health and provide referrals as needed

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 ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
• Active, unrestricted licensure in Texas (or ability to obtain by start date) without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations
• 1+ years of clinical experience (family, geriatric, or home health preferred)
• Active and unrestricted driver's license
• In addition to a driver's license, access to reliable transportation to complete home visits
• Ability to navigate varied home environments; ability to sit/stand/kneel as needed to perform assessments
• If you're working in a state that allows NPs to practice independently (without Collaborative Agreement), you must get approval from your licensing board-if required. New hires who are eligible but haven't applied yet must do so within 1 month of starting. If you're not eligible at the time of hire, you must begin working toward eligibility within 1 month and apply for approval within 3 months of becoming eligible

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology
• Ability to transport equipment weighing up to 30 pounds and navigate stairs as part of home visits
• Proven communication skills with geriatric or Medicare populations
• Fluent in any languages besides English

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $109,500 - $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.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are 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 and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.