Nurse Practitioner, Bethlehem/Allentown, $3k sign on bonus!

Company:	UnitedHealth Group Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (72)
Job Location(s):	Allentown
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Healthcare - Practitioner/Technician

Position Description

Nurse Practitioner, Bethlehem/Allentown, $3k sign on bonus!-327606

Description

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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

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.

Discover how fulfilling it is to work among more than 75,000 people who are as committed, driven, intelligent and passionate as you. Put your heart into a career with Evercare.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Nurse Practitioner national certification
Certification in Adult, Family or Gerontology
Licensure by the State of PA
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word

In addition, assets that would be beneficial include:

Clinical experience
Long-term care experience
Knowledge of mental health issues
A background in managed care
Familiarity with Medicare and ICD-9 coding

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Job Clinical Practitioners

Primary LocationUS-PA-Allentown

Organization Evercare Pennsylvania

Schedule Full-time

Number of Openings 1