Physician Leader - Home-based Medical Care - Optum

* $30,000 Sign On Bonus for individuals who have not previously participated in this program *

Landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.

Whether you're joining us in a clinical or non-clinical role, your contributions will help patients write their next chapters with joy and dignity. Help us build a new kind of health care that operates by establishing trust as the centerpiece of medical care. We will provide you with career growth opportunities, comprehensive benefits, brilliant coworkers and more to help you redefine what loving care looks like. Join a team of people with a heart for service and start doing your life's best work(sm)

Physician Leaders provide medical care and management to patients served by Home-based Medical Care (HbMC). Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of patients, this position collaborates with existing PCPs, the HbMC interdisciplinary team, and other health professionals, to develop and realize patients' goals of care in all phases of longitudinal care.

This is an outstanding opportunity with a Fortune 5 Company to be at the forefront of our continued growth in this specialty area. Join us today!

Position Highlights:

• Functions as the day-to-day clinical leader of the interdisciplinary team, providing decision support to team patients providing care in the home to HbMC patients
• Assess patients' needs in their place of residence
• Develop care plans as per HbMC's Medical Records Policies
• Participate in clinical management meetings
• Provide medical care to a longitudinal panel of patients
• Develop strong patient-doctor and caretaker/family-doctor relationships to improve patient compliance with care plan
• Work with the patients of the interdisciplinary team to ensure care plan is meeting the clinical and psycho-social needs of the patient
• Maintain high levels of patient and family satisfaction
• Perform other duties as assigned

Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

• Competitive base pay and bonus rewards incentives
• Generous PTO package and eight holidays per year
• Matching 401k
• UnitedHealth Group offers medical, dental and vision health plans
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage
• Spouse or Domestic Partner Life Insurance and AD&D
• Short and Long Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• And more...

Required Qualifications:

• Active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Maryland
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
• Board Certified or Board Eligible with preference in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Medicine sub-specialty, Family Practice or Emergency Medicine
• Experience providing medical care to geriatrics and/or seriously ill patients
• Current DEA license
• 2+ years of clinical experience
• Access to reliable transportation required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Medicare Guidelines, CPT and ICD-10 codes
• Awareness about UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care
• Home-based clinical care experience

**PLEASE NOTE** Employees must be in an active regular status. Employees must remain in role for a minimum of 12 months from the date of hire/rehire/transfer. If an employee leaves Home and Community, the student loan repayments will cease. The employee must remain in an Advanced Practice Clinician or Physician role within Home and Community for 36 months to receive the full benefit of the student loan repayments.

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.