Nurse Practitioner - HouseCalls - Spokane, WA & Kootenai County, ID

About the job

Optum HouseCalls is hiring a nurse practitioner to serve Spokane, WA and Kootenai County, ID. This field role travels to the homes of Medicare Advantage and other plan members to do yearly health assessments, and does not involve prescribing.

Optum Home & Community Care is part of UnitedHealth Group.

What you'll do

• Do full in-home assessments: medical history, medication reconciliation, vital signs and a physical exam
• Run evidence-based screenings and point-of-care tests when appropriate
• Identify and record diagnoses for care management and treatment planning
• Share findings with each member's primary care provider to close gaps in care
• Spot urgent or emergency situations and act on them
• Teach members about their conditions and medications, and refer them for social needs

What you need

• For nurse practitioners, current ANCC or AANP board certification in one of these: family, adult, geriatric or adult-gerontology primary care
• For physician assistants, current NCCPA certification and state licensure
• An active, unrestricted license in the state where you practice, or the ability to get one by your start date, with no current discipline
• An active driver's license and reliable transportation for home visits
• Able to work in many kinds of homes and to sit, stand and kneel during exams
• Where the state allows independent practice, approval from the licensing board within the stated time limits after hire

Preferred

• One or more years of clinical experience, ideally in family, geriatric or home health
• Comfort with electronic medical records and technology
• Able to carry equipment up to 30 pounds and climb stairs on visits
• Strong communication with older adults or Medicare members
• Fluency in a language besides English

Schedule

• Flexible hours set anywhere between 8am and 8pm across the week
• No on-call, weekend or holiday work required

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus for outside candidates
• Possible extra pay for clinicians who use another language on member visits
• A bonus as part of total cash pay
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Employee stock purchase and a 401k contribution