Physician Pathways: Prepare for Day One at yourpractice up to one year in advance of completing your resident of fellowship program.

As a Pathways Physician, you'll receive a salary, mentoring, and various other learning experiences focused on preparing for your career with the Optum American Health Network with minimal impact on your Resident training time.

Interested in learning more about Value Based Care before day one? Getting to know your peers?

Ease the stress of your transition to physician provider with an unparalleled head start "virtually"

Optum American Health Network Primary Care Physicians Ohio Pathways

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a part of the Optum network, American Health Network is seeking career-minded Family Medicine or Internal Medicine residents who want to jump start their clinical career.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Position Highlights:

• Receive a generous guaranteed salary in your final year of training
• Enhance the experience of your final months of training and eliminate the burden of job searching; employment is guaranteed at the completion of your residency
• Learn how to practice and thrive in a value-based care model
• Gain exposure to the Quadruple Aim framework and various understandings of care settings
• Receive mentorship from experienced physicians within your future practice, easing your transition from training into practice
• The customized program will be completed at American Health Network facilities in Indiana, or Ohio, and virtually
• The program requires a commitment of only a few hours per month

What makes Optum different?

• Providers are supported to practice at the peak for their license
• As one of the most dynamic and progressive health care organizations in the country, Optum consistently delivers clinical outcomes that meet or exceed national standards
• We promote a culture of clinical innovation and transformation
• We are a top performer nationally of the Quadruple Aim initiative
• We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community or our local organizations

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.

Key Takeaways:

• Optum fosters a collaborative culture focused on growth, innovation and mutually uplifting one another, enabling deep physician satisfaction
• Tailored development programs like Physician Pathways smooth the transition from training to practice with expert mentorship
• Physicians praise the supportive environment facilitating work-life balance, strong patient connections, and the ability to push care delivery boundaries

Required Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O.
• Must be transitioning into your final year of residency or fellowship

Preferred Qualification:

• Preferred candidate will be a local physician resident in Ohio open to other areas as well

Would you thrive with Optum?

• Do you strive to practice evidence-based medicine?
• Are you seeking a practice focused on patient-centered quality care, not volume?
• Are you a team player - comfortable delegating and empowering teams?
• Are you constantly seeking better ways to do things?
• Do you want to be part of something better?

About Optum:

At Optum, we've found that putting clinicians at the center of care is the best way to improve lives. Our physician-led organization is one of the most dynamic and progressive health care organizations in the world, serving almost 130 million people through more than 78,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice clinicians. You will find our team working in local clinics, surgery centers and urgent care centers, within care models focused on managing risk, higher quality outcomes and driving change through collaboration and innovation. Learn more at

All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

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