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As a part of the OptumCare network, Optum Unity Health Network is seeking a Advanced Practice Clinician with Neuroscience experience to join our team at Akron, Ohio in a clinical based, non-hospital Neurology Practice setting.  At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing physician-led care locally.

 
Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of neurological care related health problems
• Patient facing provider with individual patient schedule and billing responsibilities working under the supervision of Unity's Neurologists
• Compliance with all coding and documentation requirements
• Practice evidence-based medicine
• Outpatient and light inpatient rotation mix
• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with members and their legal representatives, facility staff, PCPs, and other collaborating physicians/providers
• Completes follow-up and post-hospital assessments according to documented standard operating procedure
• Provides counsel, support, and education to facility staff
• Supports FCMs in developing and providing in-service educational programs to facility staff
• Participates in management meetings that include, but may not be limited to:
  • Weekly case conference reviews
  • Monthly staff meetings
  • Schedule Joint Operating Committee meetings
  • Quarterly Quality Improvement Committee meetings
  • Continuing education/journal club programs
• Implements HEDIS measure campaigns and other quality initiatives as directed by Corporate Health Services to ensure the highest standards of care and to promote the improvement of care management and delivery
• Requires participation in clinical on-call program as plan expands
• Keeps current on relevant medical and nursing research, technology, and related issues by attending continuing education courses, professional meetings, and journal reviews
• Perform related duties as necessary and other duties as assigned

Position Highlights:

• Our physicians/APCs provide comprehensive neurological care medicine in an outpatient setting including MS, Sleep, Brain Injury, Headache, Movement, Testing, Infusion Suite, Neuropsychology.  
• Patient centered, team-based environment, offering a value-based practice model with a diversified patient base
• Joining seven colleagues’ w/APC, CNS, CRNN and other support at one location
• Telemedicine
• High Field MRI, Full body scan, MRA, EEG, EMG, on-site infusion suite and Neuropsychologist
• Large referring base
• Teaching opportunities
• Support by the Optum Centers of Excellence network includes
  • More accurate diagnoses
  • Higher survival rates
  • Health care that is planned, coordinated, and provided by a team of experts who specialize in your condition and regularly work together
  • Fewer complications

Compensation & Benefits Highlights:

• Optum’s robust compensation and benefits package includes:
  • Financial stability and support of a Fortune 5 Company
  • Competitive compensation model
  • 401k Plan
  • CME Time & Allowance
  • Excellent PTO package
  • Retirement package including employer funded contributions
  • Company paid malpractice insurance
  • Short term/Long term Disability
  • Stock Purchase Plan

 
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:

• Unrestricted licensure in the state of Ohio, or able to obtain
• Active and unrestricted DEA License, or ability to obtain
• Certified Family Medicine, Gerontology, Emergency  
• Prior Neuroscience experience 
• On Call Participation
• Ability to perform light rounding at hospital
• Ability to perform maintenance of privileges with no restrictions at hospital where procedures will be performed

  
Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years clinical experience
• Sleep Medicine

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