Part-time Nurse Practitioner, HouseCalls - Utah and Salt Lake Counties

Additional compensation may be available for qualified candidates who are fluent in languages other than English and use those skills during member visits.

About the role

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the Optum family of businesses, is creating an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental, and social needs. As a team member of our Optum HouseCalls team, you will help patients navigate the health care system and connect them to key support services through preventive in-home care. This role offers flexible scheduling between 8am-8pm over a 7-day work week, with no on-call, weekends, or holidays required.

HouseCalls is an innovative, performance-driven program that brings care directly to members' homes. As a HouseCalls Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), you will conduct annual in-home health assessments for Medicare Advantage and other plan members. This is a non-prescribing, field-based role focused on improving health outcomes through education, gap closure, and collaboration with primary care providers (PCP).

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, including:
  • Past medical history review, medication reconciliation, vital signs, and physical exam
  • Evidence-based screenings and point-of-care testing (as appropriate)
• Identify and document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning
• Communicate findings to members' PCPs to address gaps in care
• Recognize urgent/emergent situations and intervene appropriately
• Educate members on disease processes, medications, and compliance
• Address social determinants of health and provide referrals as needed
• Navigate varied home environments; ability to sit/stand/kneel as needed to perform assessments
• Transport equipment weighing up to 30 pounds and navigate stairs as part of home visits

Requirements

• For NPs: Active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
• Active, unrestricted licensure in the state you will be practicing in (or ability to obtain by start date) without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations
• Active and unrestricted driver's license
• Access to reliable transportation to complete home visits
• If working in a state that allows NPs/PAs to practice independently (without Collaborative Agreement), you must:
  • Get approval from your licensing board (if required) within 1 month of starting if eligible at hire
  • Begin working toward eligibility within 1 month and apply for approval within 3 months of becoming eligible if not eligible at hire

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of clinical experience (family, geriatric, or home health preferred)
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology
• Proven communication skills with geriatric or Medicare populations
• Fluent in any languages besides English

Benefits

• $40,000 student loan repayment or $20,000 sign-on bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package (subject to eligibility requirements)
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase and 401k contribution

Pay

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $109,500 - $164,000. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, and work experience. Compensation may increase over time based on productivity and performance.

Schedule

• Flexible scheduling between 8am-8pm over a 7-day work week
• No on-call, no weekends, and no holidays required