Nurse Practitioner - Raleigh - (US-NC-Raleigh - 27699)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: 60144412
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UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.

Evercare is part of the family of companies that UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
 
When you use your skills, talent and energy for the patients of Evercare, you'll be able to do more and do it better.
 
By tapping into our extensive knowledge base to manage care plans for elderly, disabled, and chronically ill people, you'll ensure that their unique needs are fully understood by all care givers. In short, you'll help make a huge health care system work like a personalized health care team.
 
Enthusiasm. Spirit. Passion. Nurse Practitioners at Evercare give wholeheartedly to their patients. And in return, they experience a career filled with rich personal rewards and true satisfaction. As a UnitedHealth Group company, Evercare has access to worldwide resources and expertise and has become one of the nation's largest providers of integrated acute and long-term care plans that optimize the health and well-being of people who have long-term or advanced illness, are older, or have disabilities.

 

Evercare's success is driven by our Nurse Practitioners who share an ultimate goal of caring for the needs of the whole person. We invite you to join them in their mission. We invite you to make a difference.




We are searching for a nationally certified Nurse Practitioner to join our team. In this field-based NP role, you would provide a holistic approach to caring for our aging residents in long-term care facilities. You would truly make a significant impact on people's lives in this new and growing program as you enrich your career. Sound like the job you've been looking for? We invite you to apply today.

 

Key responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner include:

• Providing direct care to aging residents in long-term care facilities


• Collaborating with primary care physicians, facility staff and patients' families


• Participating in care conferences with other providers and patient family members


• Working with the facilities utilization review process


• Identifying patients' behavioral health issues


• Educating nursing home staff, physicians and administration


• Coordination of care for patients

• Nationally certified Nurse Practitioner status


• Certification in Adult, Family or Gerontology


• Licensure by the State of NC


• Proficiency in Computer Skills 

• Clinical experience


• Long-term care experience


• Knowledge of mental health issues


• A background in managed care


• Familiarity with Medicare and ICD-9 coding