Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Advisor - HouseCalls - TX

Optum is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our HouseCalls team in San Antonio, TX. Optum is a clinician-led care organization, that is creating a seamless health journey for patients across the care continuum.

As a member of the broader Home and Community Care team, you’ll 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.

At Optum, the integrated medical teams who practice within Home and Community Care are creating something new in health care. Together, we are bringing high-end medical service, compassionate care and industry leading solutions to our most vulnerable patient populations. Our holistic approach addresses the physical, mental and social needs of our patients wherever they may be - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. We’re connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join our team, it’s your chance to improve the lives of millions while 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. 
 

The Clinical Advisor is a field practitioner who provides mentoring, coaching, and support for nurse practitioners (NPS) in the field. The clinical advisor partners with the Clinical Team Managers (CTM) to enhance clinical expertise and adherence to the HouseCalls' clinical model.

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:

• Coaching and Evaluation of NPs with the HouseCalls visit - over 50%
• Partner with CTMs to ensure clinical practice adheres to HouseCalls’ clinical model
• Utilize advanced clinical nursing expertise, knowledge of geriatric/chronic disease management to provide coaching, mentoring and role-modeling to new and existing NPs
• Identify and support developmental clinical needs of NPs to achieve successful outcomes
• Ensure appropriate implementation and adoption of clinical and quality initiatives as related to home visits
• Foster and develop a culture of clinical expertise
• Provide visit feedback to NPs
• Provide a summary of the visit to the CTM
• Works with Regional Director and CTM to determine percent of time in the field completing member visits
• Perform additional duties as identified by the business needs

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:

• FNP, GNP, ANP, board certified or eligible with an active, unencumbered licensure free any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice
• 3+ years of experience in a clinical setting
• 1+ years of field experience as a HouseCalls NP
• Ability to exceed performance metrics
• Ability to pass QA consistently
• Evaluation score (Ride Along) of 90% or above
• No valid member complaints on record
• Ability to travel to assigned locations

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.