Primary Care Provider APC Atrius Health

About the role

The Primary Care Provider - Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) functions as an independent primary care provider responsible for the comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and administrative coordination of care for an assigned panel of patients. This role is intended for experienced APCs who have demonstrated readiness to independently manage a full primary care panel within a coordinated, value-based care environment.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a defined panel of primary care patients, providing longitudinal, relationship-based care
• Perform comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and treatment of patients in an ambulatory primary care setting
• Manage acute and chronic conditions and serve as the author and supervisor of patient care plans
• Make clinically appropriate determinations regarding in-office management versus referral to specialty or emergency care
• Manage inbox responsibilities, including test results, patient messaging, medication management, and referrals
• Career with UnitedHealth Group is an equal opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Requirements

• Licensure & Education - Nurse Practitioner (NP): Master's degree (MSN) and national certification (ANCC or AANP) or Physician Assistant (PA): Master's degree and certification by NCCPA
• Active, unrestricted Massachusetts NP or PA license (or ability to obtain prior to start)
• Active DEA and MCSR (or ability to obtain prior to start)
• Current BLS certification
• Experience & Scope - Minimum of three (3) years of experience independently managing a full primary care patient panel
• Experience includes responsibility for: Preventive care, Longitudinal care, Chronic disease management, Care coordination and follow-up, Experience caring for adult patients ages 65 and older
• Demonstrated experience practicing in an ambulatory primary care setting, not limited to episodic, urgent, or specialty-only care
• Prior responsibility for inbox management, test results follow-up, patient messaging, and referral coordination

Qualifications

• Experience practicing in a value-based, population health, or coordinated care model
• Experience managing medically complex adult patients with multiple chronic conditions
• Prior practice within a team-based primary care model utilizing interdisciplinary support
• Experience working within standardized clinical pathways or quality initiatives
• Epic EHR experience

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong clinical judgment and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Proficient in electronic health records (EHR) systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Company paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage
• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for qualified external candidates
• Dax AI ambient scribe technology
• e-Consults to specialists
• Mobile integrated health, bringing care to pt at home when needed
• Smart RX, 30+ templates in EMR, time saving system, increasing ability to manage the medications