At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data, and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talent peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Riverside Medical Group, part of the Optum family of business, is seeking a patient-centric Adult Primary Care - Advanced Practice Clinician to join our team in the Northen New Jersey market. Specifically, we are looking for full-time support at both our locations in Jersey City, NJ:

• 324 Palisades Avenue
• 33 Hudson Street

We provide robust outpatient, primary care services throughout Essex, Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties with plans for continued growth in this dynamic and ever–evolving specialty. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

With full-time and/or part-time opportunities available at various sites, please apply within to connect with one of our recruiters to learn why working with the largest care delivery organization in the world will support in providing your life’s best work. (sm) 

Position Highlights:

• Physician-led, patient centered team-based environment.
• Collegial multispecialty group practice with a large referral base and a focus on provider wellness and team-based care.
• Full complement of excellent support staff and dedicated practice management systems in place that enable you to practice at the peak of your licensure.
• Flexible Monday – Friday schedule options, typically featuring at least 3 full clinic days in one of our state-of-the-art specialty hubs, and 1-2 full day in one of our ambulatory surgery centers (and/or local hospital OR). 
• No weekends but requires shared/rotating on-call support (i.e., phone only).
• EPIC EMR system.
• Advanced Practice Clinician Partnership Plan and unlimited room for growth.
• Supported to grow your practice and patient panel.
• Must be comfortable working independently but always have Physician support.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive and problem-focused medical history and physical examinations.
• Implement therapeutic intervention for specific conditions.
• Order and perform diagnostic procedures and studies, such as EMG, Electrocardiogram, Compartment pressure measurements, X-ray examinations, CT, MRI, and bone scans.
• Perform minor outpatient procedures, such as hardware removal, incision and drainage, K-wire removal, percutaneous pinning of fractures, tendon repair, wound closure, wound debridement, needle biopsy and wound care/management.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, such as brace, cast, and splint applications, closed reduction of fractures and dislocations, injection of joints, joint and bursa aspirations.

What makes an Optum organization different?

• Value-Based care model; Evidence-Based medicine.
• Quadruple Aim: Improving Patient Satisfaction; Lowering Costs; Delivery High-Quality Outcomes; Increasing Provider Satisfaction and Well-Being.
• Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license.
• We recognize that if you want to provide good care and do it well, you can’t do it alone – this is the foundation of the team-based care model.
• A culture of Innovation, Collaboration, Transformation, and Growth.
• We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations; putting people first and working together with “Optum-ism” striving to improve everyday with an open mind and an open heart.

Compensation & Benefits Highlights:

• Guaranteed, competitive compensation model based on quality, not quantity, with significant earnings potential, annual increases, and bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, and Vision coverage.
• Excellent PTO package (increasing with tenure) & Paid maternity/paternity leave.
• Robust retirement options including employer funded contributions.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP for UGH stock).
• Advanced Practice Clinician partnership opportunities with Optum.
• Company paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage.
• Consistent Career Growth, Professional Development, and Supportive Culture.
• Fortune 5 Company – United Health Group
• Supportive and appreciative culture.

About the Optum Tri-State Regional Care Team:

Optum’s Tri-State regional care team, including legacy Riverside Medical Group, CareMount and ProHealth Physicians, provides services across the care continuum – from preventive medicine to diagnostics to treatment and beyond. As a truly integrated health system, our physicians and advanced practice clinicians are part of a much larger care team in primary care, urgent care and more than 40 specialties, as well as ambulatory surgery, imaging and more. As a Patient Centered Medical Home, Optum Tri-State is able to provide patient-focused medical care to the entire family. Part of a tri-state regional care team of over 2,100 providers who serve more than 1.6 million patients, our doctors and clinicians have access to the latest medical information and technology, which lets them spend more time with patients, provide better care and realize better outcomes.

As a National Committee for Quality Assurance “Level III- Patient Centered Medical Home,” Optum Tri-State is able to provide patient-focused precision medical care to the entire family and is committed to providing patients with the highest quality medical care.

In addition to providing the highest quality of care, Optum Tri-State offers its patients the best hours of operation of any private practice in the country. Patients have around-the-clock access to a health-care team and have the benefit of same day and walk in appointments. As an advocate for prenatal health and education, Optum Tri-State offers prenatal classes every weekend free of charge. Optum Tri-State believes in giving back to their community and the patients they serve through health fairs, charitable giving/foundation, and free medical education.

Learn more about our journey at www.workatoptum.com.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree as Nurse Practitioner of Physician Assistant from an accredited program.
• Certified as a Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC/AANP, or as a Physician Assistant through the NCCPA.
• Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Nurse, ANP) or Physician Assistant license in the State of New Jersey.
• Active and unrestricted CDS permit (or ability to obtain prior to start).
• Active and unrestricted DEA License (or ability to obtain prior to start).
• Must be CPR certified (or willing to obtain prior to start).
• Prior relevant post-graduate clinical experience highly preferred.

New Jersey Residents Only: The salary range forNew Jersey residents is $110,040 to $139,000 per year. 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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

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