Job Description

Job Description

A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a rheumatologist to join us in Corpus Christi, TX. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of Optum’s vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

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 talented 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 the 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 an discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of heath care providers

• Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient – physically, mentally, and socially – at each visit

• “Quality vs. Quantity Model” – Typically see 14 to 16 patients per day

• Patient panel is predominately geriatrics with Medicare Advantage coverage

• Bonus incentives are based on quality metrics

What makes an Optum organization different?

• Be part of best-in-class employee experience that enables you to practice at the top of your license
• We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients
• We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations
• Practice medicine autonomously, with the support, not restrictions, of a sustainable and thriving national health care organization

Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

• Base Salary plus bonus based on quality, not quantity, with significant earning potential and bonus eligibility

• Financial stability and support of a Fortune 5 Company

• Robust retirement offerings including employer funded contributions and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP for UHG Stock)

• Comprehensive Benefis plan inclusive of medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, CME and malpractice

• Robust clinician learning and development programs

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:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), or M.B.B.S

• Board certification or eligibility in Rheumatology

• Active, unrestricted medical license in Texas

• Valid DEA license

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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