Flagstaff, $75K Sign-on Bonus Primary Care Physician

Let’s build a healthier Arizona!

Join the Optum team in Flagstaff. Be part of an amazing community, and help Arizonans reach their health goals.

At Optum, our mission is important, but simple: We work together to get to know our patients, understand their health needs, and help them live happier, healthier lives. And we’d love for you to be a part of it.

As part of our team in the City of Seven Wonders, you’ll receive a competitive signing bonus. You’ll also enjoy:

• The best of all four seasons, from abundant sunshine in the spring and summer, to snow-capped mountains calling you to the slopes in the winter.
• A welcoming community with excellent schools and national parks and recreational activities.
• Vibrant, year-round cultural offerings, including music festivals, art galleries, and local artisans reflecting a rich, diverse culture.
• Big-city amenities, with a small-town cost of living and commute.
• The convenience of being a short drive to cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas, while living close to natural wonders like the Red Rocks of Sedona and the Grand Canyon.

As a part of our continued growth, we are searching for a new Internal Medicine or Family Practice Physician to join our team.

Primary Responsibilities for Adult Outpatient Primary Care:

• Examines diagnoses and treats patients for acute injuries, infections, and illnesses
• Counsels and educates patients and families about acute and chronic conditions or concerns
• Documents items such as: chief complaint, past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment and plan
• Formulates diagnostic and treatment plans
• Prescribes and administers medications, therapies, and procedures
• Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan and provides advice on follow up
• Responsible for the coordination of care with specialists and appropriate ancillary services
• Completes all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner
• Maintains quality of care standards as defined by the practice
• Supervise Physician Assistant

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Active and unrestricted Arizona medical license
• Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
• Current and unrestricted DEA certificate
• Effective communication skills
• Outstanding organization skills and ability to multi-task
• Takes Initiative, creative, has problem solving ability, is adaptable, and flexible
• Ability to work without direct supervision and practice autonomously
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of Outpatient Clinic experience
• Managed Care / IPA / Health Plan experience

Careers with OptumCare. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. OptumCare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

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.