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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - Portland, TX
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - Portland, TX-March 2024
Portland
Mar 15, 2025
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About Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - Portland, TX

  A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Portland clinic in Portland, TX .

  Position Highlights:

  Quality vs. quantity – typically see 14 to 16 patients per day (30 min per visit)

  Instead of RVU or volume metrics, our providers are measured and rewarded on quality of care (most providers earn $15,000 bonuses, paid semi-annually)

  Start with 160 hours PTO in first year, plus 5 days for CME, and the clinics are closed for 8 national holidays

  Strong clinical support team that includes RNs, LVNs, MAs, nurse educators, case managers, clinic administrators, referral managers, coders, centralized scheduling, nurse advice line, and robust IT

  Collaborate with our primary care physicians (IM & FM), hospitalists, and network of employed/contracted sub-specialists

  Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

  Base salary plus annual quality bonus with a target of $15,000

  401k with match, Executive Savings Plan, and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program

  LTD and STD insurance at no cost to you

  Liability coverage that doesn’t require tail coverage ever

  OptumCare Physician Partnership Plan

  More comprehensive benefits from Optum Partner Services

  What makes an OptumCare organization different?

  WellMed is mostly a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on quality/value-based outcomes

  Providers, heal thyself! Our providers are the absolute best in caring for our patients, and we believe that our providers must also have time to care for themselves and their families

  Most of our leaders began their careers in our clinics, developing clinical and leadership growth opportunities for you

  We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations

  We recognize that we are better together, and collaboration is the key to healthier patients and an invigorating work environment

  About WellMed:

  At WellMed our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults across Texas and Florida.

  Required Qualifications:

  Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

  Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board or the ability to obtain prior to employment

  Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment

  1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

  Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population

  Preferred Qualifications:

  Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

  A working understanding and support of a managed care environment

  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.

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