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Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

$104.5k - $156k

UnitedHealth Group

Requisition number: 2335716

Job category: Healthcare Delivery, Advanced Practice Clinicians

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus!!!

Explore opportunities with Palliative Care at Heart, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

General Role Description: As the Nurse Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing an advanced level of nursing practice to patients and families and a clinical resource to staff and the interdisciplinary team.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Delivers specialized primary care and consultation, including prescriptive authority and on-call duties, in collaboration with a supervising physician

  • Coordinates and manages care for patients with complex conditions, including conducting comprehensive assessments and directing interdisciplinary team meetings

  • Performs face-to-face patient visits and ensures proper documentation using company-defined processes and forms

  • Provides clinical education internally and externally, and serves as a resource for staff while participating in team meetings and quality improvement initiatives

  • Supports performance improvement and fulfills additional duties as assigned, contributing to overall clinical excellence

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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:

  • Current unrestricted license in the state of residence

  • Certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice

  • Current certification by a national body such as ANCC or AANP

  • Possession of NPI Number, DEA with prescribing privileges, PECOS enrollment, CAQH enrollment, Medicare number, and referable Medicaid number

  • Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.

  • Current CPR certification

  • 1+ years of NP experience in chronic disease management, family care, or primary care

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $104,500 to $156,000. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment 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.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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