$2,500 Sign on Bonus External Candidates

Improve Your Quality of Life While Helping Seniors!

This is a Per Diem work from home position, requiring a minimum of 64 hours every 4 weeks. 48 of the 64 hours will be 12-hour weekend shifts varying day and night shifts - OVER NIGHT (must be awake). You will also rotate Holidays.

Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation's largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the UnitedHealth Group family. We're also the career home for Nurse Practitioners who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day.

If you want more meaning in your career - as a clinician or a business professional - take this opportunity and apply. It's the first step in a new career that will enable you to do your life's best work.(sm)

We are searching for an experienced, nationally certified Nurse Practitioner to join our team. In this home-based role, you would provide telephonic on call coverage for Nurse Practitioners who provide care for aging residents in various settings. This excellent opportunity affords an autonomous role bringing enormous satisfaction in the care and comfort of our aging population.

The CCM On Call Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing care to members during evening, night, and weekend hours, primarily telephonically. The on-call NP is responsible for the delivery of medical care services to a pre-designated group of enrollees in the Colorado, Arizona, Washington, Texas, Oregon, Utah areas.

If you are located in the Colorado, Arizona, Washington, Texas, Oregon, Utah areas, you will have the flexibility to telecommute* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Telephonic on call from home per diem for very busy on call team. You must be awake the entire shift!
• Intermittent weekend and holiday call. Must be available to work every other weekend

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:

• Master's Degree as a Nurse Practitioner
• Current, unrestricted NP license in Colorado and ability to obtain in other required locations
• Nurse Practitioner national certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP
• Ability to obtain DEA licensure / Prescriptive Authority
• 3+ years of experience as a NP
• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatrics
• Experience working in a nursing home, or with seniors in other settings

UnitedHealth Group requires all new hires and employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $79,700 to $142,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

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