Per Diem Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Networks, Inc - San An[...]

UnitedHealth Group; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Per Diem Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to enhance healthcare delivery in San Antonio. This role emphasizes quality over quantity, allowing you to focus on a limited panel of geriatric patients, ensuring thorough and compassionate care. With a supportive team environment and access to extensive clinical resources, you will play a crucial part in transforming patient health outcomes. This position offers the chance to work within a dynamic organization that values diversity and inclusion, empowering you to thrive both professionally and personally. Discover the rewarding experience of making a difference in the lives of patients while advancing your career.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative healthcare team focused on comprehensive patient care.
• Manage a patient panel limited to geriatrics with Medicare Advantage coverage.

Skills

Patient Care Management

Clinical Assessment

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Certification through AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA

Acute Care Certification

Current Licensure in Texas

Job description

Per Diem Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Networks, Inc - San Antonio, TX

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Per Diem Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in San Antonio, TX. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

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. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing 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 how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights & Primary Responsibilities:

• Daytime, Monday – Friday, as needed
• Be a part of a collaborative and comprehensive health care team
• 100% of patients will have a WellMed employed, contracted, or affiliated PCP
• Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient – physically, mentally, and socially
• “Quality vs. Quantity Model” – Typically census per hospitalist is 10 to 13 patients per day
• Patient panel is limited to geriatrics with Medicare Advantage coverage

Required Qualifications:

• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Additional Acute Care Certification is required
• Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
• Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population

Preferred Qualifications:

• A working understanding and support of a managed care environment

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.