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UnitedHealth Group·Fort Smith, AR

NP or PA - Optum at Home - Sebastian County, AR

Nurse Practitioner / PA40 hrs/wk
iPosting details
Schedule40 h/wk
RequirementsFor PAs: Current NCCPA certification and state licensure
Experience1+ years preferred
SourceUnitedHealth Group · posted Sep 15, 2026
✓Requirements
Licensure
✓For PAs: Current NCCPA certification and state licensure
✓Active, unrestricted licensure in the state you will be practicing in (or ability to obtain by start date) without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations
✓Current, active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
Certifications
✓For NPs: Active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
Qualifications
✓Active and unrestricted driver's license
✓In addition to a driver's license, access to reliable transportation
✓Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
✓Ability to navigate varied environments; ability to sit/stand/kneel as needed to perform duties
1+ years of clinical experience as an APC (family, geriatric, or home health preferred)
Experience in geriatric medicine, long-term care, senior living or home care setting preferred
Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs preferred
Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness preferred
Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions preferred
Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology preferred
+Benefits
✓401(k)
+UnitedHealth Group
13NP/PA roles open
Fort SmithAR · 101 mi to Tulsa
Pay for this position
Employer-posted
$110k – $164k/yr
Sign-on $20,000
Apply to UnitedHealth GroupContact Recruiter about this role
✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓For PAs: Current NCCPA certification and state licensure
✓Active, unrestricted licensure in the state you will be practicing in (or ability to obtain by start date) without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations
✓Current, active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations (unless prohibited in state of practice)
Certifications
✓For NPs: Active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
Qualifications
✓Active and unrestricted driver's license
✓In addition to a driver's license, access to reliable transportation
✓Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in your state
✓Ability to navigate varied environments; ability to sit/stand/kneel as needed to perform duties
1+ years of clinical experience as an APC (family, geriatric, or home health preferred)
Experience in geriatric medicine, long-term care, senior living or home care setting preferred
Experience in meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social and/or functional needs preferred
Understanding of Geriatrics and Chronic Illness preferred
Understanding of Advanced Illness and end of life discussions preferred
Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology preferred
+Benefits
401(k)

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About the role

Manage members through an acute medical situation or an exacerbation of a chronic condition, including testing, diagnostics, interventions