Primary Care Provider APC - Acton Medical Associates

Requisition number: 2390059

Job category: Healthcare Delivery, Advanced Practice Clinicians

Explore opportunities with Acton Medical Associates, part of the Optum family of businesses. Acton Medical Associates provides exceptional primary care for adult and pediatric patients. Our team of dedicated physicians and skilled professionals deliver personalized, top-notch support to every patient. With a focus on integrity and trust, we foster a care experience that brings confidence to patients and their families. Through our collaborative environment and commitment to clinical excellence, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing your career. Join a team at the forefront of value-based care and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our 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. 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 and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

The Primary Care Provider - Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) functions as an independent primary care provider responsible for the comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and administrative coordination of care for an assigned panel of patients. This role is intended for experienced APCs who have demonstrated readiness to independently manage a full primary care panel within a coordinated, value‑based care environment. Providers practice in a collaborative team model and assume accountability for clinical decision‑making, care coordination, and outcomes over time.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently manage a defined panel of primary care patients, providing longitudinal, relationship‑based care

• Perform comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and treatment of patients in an ambulatory primary care setting

• Manage acute and chronic conditions and serve as the author and supervisor of patient care plans

• Make clinically appropriate determinations regarding in‑office management versus referral to specialty or emergency care

• Manage inbox responsibilities, including test results, patient messaging, medication management, and referrals

• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members including RNs, pharmacists, population health, behavioral health, and specialists

• Partner with patients and families to support shared decision‑making and whole‑person care

• Provide consultation regarding hospitalized patients within the assigned panel

• Support practice efficiency, quality initiatives, and standardized clinical workflows

What makes an Optum organization different?

• As the largest employer of Advanced Practice Clinicians, we have a best-in-class employee experience and enable 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

• We grow talent from within. No matter where you want to go- geographically or professionally- you can do it here

Compensation & Benefits Highlights:

• Competitive compensation, with incentives tied to high‑quality, patient‑centered care

• Dedicated CME time and generous annual allowance to support professional growth

• Robust 401(k) including employer funded contributions

• Company paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage

• Partnership opportunities with OptumCare

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Sign‑on bonus and relocation assistance available for qualified external candidates

• Dax AI ambient scribe technology

• e-Consults to specialists

• Mobile integrated health, bringing care to pt at home when needed

• Smart RX, 30+ templates in EMR, time saving system, increasing ability to manage the medications

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:

• Licensure & Education

• Nurse Practitioner (NP): Master's degree (MSN) and national certification (ANCC or AANP) or Physician Assistant (PA): Master's degree and certification by NCCPA

• Active, unrestricted Massachusetts NP or PA license (or ability to obtain prior to start)

• Active DEA and MCSR (or ability to obtain prior to start)

• Current BLS certification

• Experience & Scope

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience independently managing a full primary care patient panel

• Experience includes responsibility for:

• Preventive care

• Longitudinal care

• Chronic disease management

• Care coordination and follow‑up

• Experience caring for adult patients ages 65 and older

• Demonstrated experience practicing in an ambulatory primary care setting, not limited to episodic, urgent, or specialty‑only care

• Prior responsibility for inbox management, test results follow‑up, patient messaging, and referral coordination

• Applicants who do not currently meet these required qualifications may be eligible for future transition into a fully paneled role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the APC position and discuss their interest during the interview process

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience practicing in a value‑based, population health, or coordinated care model

• Experience managing medically complex adult patients with multiple chronic conditions

• Prior practice within a team‑based primary care model utilizing interdisciplinary support

• Experience working within standardized clinical pathways or quality initiatives

• Epic EHR experience

The salary range for this role is $109,500 to $164,000 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.