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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | HouseCalls

Optum
United States, Pennsylvania, Altoona
Oct 14, 2026
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | HouseCalls

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus OR $40,000 Student Loan Repayment
Student loan repayment option available to individuals who have not previously participated in the Student Loan Repayment Program.

Flexible Scheduling | No On-Call | No Weekends | No Holidays

Join Optum Home & Community Care as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with our HouseCalls program. This field-based role gives you the opportunity to provide meaningful, one-on-one care while enjoying greater flexibility and work-life balance.

Providers can flex their schedules between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. across the 7-day work week, with no on-call, weekends or holidays required.

What You'll Do

As a HouseCalls Advanced Practice Clinician, you'll conduct annual in-home health assessments for Medicare Advantage and other health plan members. This is a non-prescribing, field-based role focused on identifying care needs, providing education, closing gaps in care and collaborating with members' primary care providers.

Responsibilities include:

  • Conduct comprehensive in-home health assessments
  • Review medical history and medications
  • Perform physical exams, vital signs, screenings and appropriate point-of-care testing
  • Identify and document diagnoses for care management and treatment planning
  • Communicate findings to primary care providers to help address gaps in care
  • Recognize urgent or emergent situations and respond appropriately
  • Educate members on health conditions, medications and treatment compliance
  • Identify social determinants of health and provide appropriate referrals
Required Qualifications

For Nurse Practitioners:

  • Active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care

For Physician Assistants:

  • Current NCCPA certification and state licensure

For all candidates:

  • Active, unrestricted state license or ability to obtain by start date
  • Active, unrestricted driver's license
  • Reliable transportation to complete home visits
  • Ability to navigate a variety of home environments and sit, stand or kneel as needed to perform assessments
  • Ability to meet applicable state requirements for independent practice approval when required
Preferred Qualifications
  • 1+ years of clinical experience, preferably in family, geriatric or home health care
  • Experience working with geriatric or Medicare populations
  • Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology
  • Ability to transport equipment weighing up to 30 pounds and navigate stairs during home visits
  • Strong communication skills
Why Consider HouseCalls?
  • $20,000 Sign-On Bonus OR $40,000 Student Loan Repayment
  • Flexible scheduling
  • No on-call
  • No weekends
  • No holidays
  • Non-prescribing role
  • Opportunity to provide personalized care directly in members' homes
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