ENT Final-Year Residents & Fellows | Optum Pathways Program *Remote*

<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Get ready to put your training into practice with the Physician Pathways Program at Optum. Optum</strong> is seeking career-minded final-year Otolaryngology Residents and Fellows ready to get a head start on their clinical career with a forward-thinking organization that is transforming the future of care. At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing physician-led care locally. Work with the largest care delivery organization in the world and start doing <strong>your life’s best work. (sm)</strong></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Position Highlights</strong></span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:12px="" 0px;orphans:2;padding:revert;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Receive a generous guaranteed salary in your final year of training</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Enhance the experience of your final months of training and eliminate the burden of job searching</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Learn how to operate and thrive in a value-based care model in a system that is driving population health initiatives nationally</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Grow exposure to the Quadruple Aim framework and various understandings of care settings</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Mentorship from experienced physicians within your future practice easing transition from training into practice</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">The customized program will be completed at Optum Tri-State facilities in New York and/or virtually with deep exposure to primary and specialty care the practice environment that will require a commitment of only a few hours per month.</span></li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>What makes Optum different?</strong></span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:12px="" 0px;orphans:2;padding:revert;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Providers are supported to practice at the peak for their license</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">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</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">We promote a culture of clinical innovation and transformation</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">We are a top performer nationally of the Quadruple Aim initiative</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community or our local organizations</span></li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Optum in NY & NJ:</strong></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Crystal Run Healthcare, powered by Optum, and Optum Medical Care serve more than 3.6 million patients in hundreds of communities across New York and New Jersey with a robust network of over 1,200 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Offering primary, specialty, and urgent care in more than 200 locations, we provide coordinated, high quality and affordable health care to the communities we serve. Join our team and experience the comprehensive support and resources that set Optum apart.  </span><br><br><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Our team-based model supports our clinicians, reduces administrative burden, and empowers you to focus on patient care and improving lives. We leverage advanced technology to support our clinicians in delivering their best work in an environment that emphasizes professional growth, innovation and diversity.  </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Whether you’re looking to practice in an urban or rural environment, the New York and New Jersey regions have it all. At Optum, you’ll have the opportunity to practice academic-quality medicine in a community-based setting. You’ll grow and develop your career, connect with distinguished colleagues, and enjoy flexible scheduling, excellent benefits, and a healthy work-life balance in a beautiful region of the country.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Would you thrive with Optum? </strong></span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:12px="" 0px;orphans:2;padding:revert;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Do you strive to practice evidence-based medicine? </span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Are you seeking a practice focused on patient-centered quality care, not volume? </span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Are you a team player – comfortable delegating and empowering teams? </span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Are you constantly seeking better ways to do things? </span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Do you want to be part of something better? </span></li></ul><br><br><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:12px="" 0px;orphans:2;padding:revert;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">M.D. or D.O.</span></li><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Must be transitioning into their final year of residency or fellowship or early into their final year.</span><br> </li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:12px="" 0px;orphans:2;padding:revert;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><li style="line-height:1.25;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Preferred candidate will be a local physician resident in New York.</span></li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""> </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $39.60 - $59.86 per hour. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""> </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><i>OptumCare is 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.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:" open="" sans",="" "segoe="" ui",="" frutiger,="" "frutiger="" linotype",="" "dejavu="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px="" 0px="" 12px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><i>OptumCare is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.</i></span></p>

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