Nurse Practitioner - House Calls
Location: Newark New Jersey
Description: UnitedHealth Group is currently interviewing Nurse Practitioner - House Calls right now, this vacancy will be placed in New Jersey. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Full time
Care Improvement Plus Practitioners is now a part of UnitedHealth Care Medicare & Retirement.
UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirem! ent is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
Imagine joining a group of professionals and clinicians who are working to improve health care for people over 50. Consider the influence you can have on the quality of care for millions of people. Now, enhance that success with enthusiasm you can really feel.
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Position Summ! ary
House Calls Nurse Practitioners conduct in-home h! ealth assessments on enrolled Medicare Advantage members. A House Calls Nurse Practitioner will complete visits on members within a geographic area of responsibility. The nature of the House Calls visit can vary and could include performing an annual health assessment, a post discharge visit, or visiting more complex members more than once per year.
General Responsibilities:
Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members. Average visit is 45-60 minutes in length. House Calls Assessment includes:
Past medical history
Review of systems
Physical examination
Medication review
Depression screening
Responsible for checking vitals, conducting a physical exam that includes monofilament test, urine dipstick, and foot exam (as appropriate).
Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
Formulate a list of current and past me! dical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform members PCP of potential gaps in care.
Identify needs and opportunities to generate clinical referrals to Care Improvement Plus and / or the primary care physician.
Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance.
Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI).
Requirements
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
NP (license and national certification( ANCC or AANP, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment) active, unencumbered licensure free from any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice
Prescriptive Authority in state of assignment.
Minimum of 1 year clinical experience in their highest level of edu! cation, clinical setting preferred.
Family, Geriatrics, or Adult certification required
Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology a plus.
Home Health care or home visit experiences a plus.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to obtain reliable transportation in order to complete home visit assessments
Knowledgeable in regards to standard of care of common chronic health conditions as well as health promotion and prevention guidelines.
Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills are required.
Professional image and behavior are required.
Strong communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population.
Ability to navigate on the internet and work with personal computer.
Ability to lift 30 pound bag in and out of car and up and down steps.
Ability to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling condition! s and configurations.
Ability to sit, stand and kneel as needed to perform physical assessment.
UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow.
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This vacancy starts available on: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:34:51 GMT