Nurse Practitioner - Clinical Advisor - Senior Care - Virginia - Optum

Job Overview

The Optum SCC  ISNP program is a longitudinal, integrated care delivery program that coordinates the delivery and provision of clinical care of members in a facility setting. The CA is responsible for providing mentoring, coaching and support for Advanced Practice and Patient Care Coordinators (PCC) in the field. Additionally, the Clinical Advisor acts as the lead resource supporting advanced illness management and advance care planning for the clinical team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with CSM to set team direction, resolve problems, and provide guidance to members of their clinical team
• Partner with CSM to maintain meeting and communication cadence with Optum Care Team to ensure clarity, supervision and metric management
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges
• Clinically mentor/educate team members as appropriate under the direction of CSM
• Partner with CSM to ensure effective on-boarding of new care team members and ongoing development of existing clinicians
• Develop innovative approaches and support the implementation and adoption of new clinical and quality initiatives
• Utilize advanced clinical nursing expertise, knowledge of geriatric/chronic disease management, and the long-term care industry to provide coaching, mentoring, and role-modeling to new and existing clinicians
• Oversee and implement clinical staff development programs in collaboration with leadership
• Review work performed by others and provide recommendations for improvement in conjunction with CSM
• Serve as a resource to APCs/RNs for escalated complex and/or clinical issues
• Communicate needs and issues surfaced by clinical staff to site and leadership
• Promote the development of a collegial team, for coverage, troubleshooting and brainstorming
• Foster and develop a culture of clinical expertise
• Anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them

Required Qualifications

• NP: Graduate of an accredited Master of Science Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice program
• NP: Board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or the American Nurses Credentialing Center, with certification in one of the following: Family, Adult, Acute, Gerontology, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
• Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations and program requirements (unless prohibited in state of practice)
• Active and unrestricted license in the state which you reside, or ability to obtain by start date Licensure must be unencumbered, free of any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice
• 2+ years of experience as an APC
• Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
• Proven high level of organizational skills, self- motivation, and ability to manage time independently
• Proven high level of comfort with advanced illness management and advance care planning with ongoing commitment to development in this area
• Proven ability to lift a 30-pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and / or patient sites within a designated area

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of Medicare experience
• 1+ years of experience as an APC at Optum
• Experience in adult teaching environment
• Knowledge and understanding of geriatrics clinical management
• Proficient computer skills including the ability to document medical information with written and electronic medical records
• Proven basic excel skills and/or ability to learn excel
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive customer relationships
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions and businesses to achieve business goals
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to change and drive change management within team and market
• Proven effective in motivating and mentoring colleagues and peers