Home & Supportive Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – WellMed Medical Group – New Braunfels, TX

A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Home & Supportive Care team in the New Braunfels, TX area.  At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing Physician-led care locally.  Work with the largest care delivery organization in the world and start doing your life’s best work.^(sm)

Position Highlights:

• • • Practice with a multi-disciplinary team of heath care providers that includes Primary Care Physicians, RN Case Managers, social workers, and clinic staff
    • Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient – physically, mentally, and socially – at each visit
    • Primarily manage care in the patient’s home; however, care may require an office or other facility setting depending on the needs of the patient
    • Provide care for some of our sickest patients – patients whose needs are beyond what our care management and clinic-based resources can provide, but whom hospice services are not appropriate
    • Diagnose and treats both acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other chronic medical conditions
    • Treat acute conditions such as minor injuries and other acute medical conditions such as infections or exacerbations of chronic diseases
    • Facilitates patient and family decision making regarding treatment decisions, end of life care, and serious illness discussions
    • Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions  

What makes an OptumCare organization different?

• • • WellMed is a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on Quality/Value Based Outcomes
    • Our care model limits daily volume to allow our providers the time needed to provide quality care to their patients 
    • We offer clinical and leadership growth and stability second to none
    • Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license
    • We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations

Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

• • • Base Salary plus Annual Quality Incentive with a target of $15,000
    • Optum Care Advanced Provider Clinician Partnership Plan
    • 401k with match and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program
    • 160 hours of PTO, 40 hours CME, and clinics are closed for 8 national holidays
    • Comprehensive Benefits from Optum Partner Services  

About WellMed:
At WellMed our focus is simple. We’re innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors.  WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults across Texas and Florida. 

Required Qualifications:

• • • Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
    • Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
    • Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
    • 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
    • Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population
    • Reliable transportation and a valid drivers license

Preferred Qualifications:

• • • Home health experience
    • Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
    • A working understanding and support of a managed care environment