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

TieTalent; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TieTalent is seeking a Per Diem Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join WellMed in San Antonio, TX. This vital role involves managing geriatric patients primarily on Medicare Advantage coverage in a collaborative healthcare team, emphasizing quality care delivery. Experience in patient management and current Texas licensure is required, making this position ideal for healthcare professionals looking to impact their community health effectively.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Current Licensure through the Texas state systems.
• Valid DEA license or ability to obtain prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a collaborative healthcare team.
• Manage a panel of primarily Medicare-aged patients.
• Work in a 'Quality vs. Quantity Model' managing 10-13 patients per day.

Skills

Patient Management

Collaboration

Quality Care Delivery

Education

Certification through AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA

Acute Care Certification

Job description

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

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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.

About

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
  
  

In 2011, WellMed partnered with Optum to provide care to patients across Texas and Florida. WellMed is a network of doctors, specialists and other medical professionals that specialize in providing care for more than 1 million older adults with over 16,000 doctors’ offices. At WellMed our focus is simple. We’re innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

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

• 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

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
• A working understanding and support of a managed care environment
  
  

OptumCare 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.

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

• San Antonio, Texas
  
  

Languages

• English

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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