Behavioral Health - Advanced Practice Provider

Title: Behavioral Health - Advanced Practice Provider

Location: West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Requisition ID: 2026-180480

Category: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants

FTE: .01

Work Schedule: Non-Exempt

Scheduled Hours/Shift: Shift

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a PMHNP to join our virtual team.

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Clinic

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care. The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions. The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.

Responsibilities

• Join a telehealth team providing Behavioral Health consults for Emergency Department patients at the following hospitals: Allen (Waterloo), Finley (Dubuque) and St. Luke’s North and Downtown (Sioux City)
• Details:
  • PRN
  • Fully remote shift-based role: 7 PM - 7 AM
  • Frequency:
    • 1 weekend, every 6 weeks + additional shifts with advance notice (day and night options)
  • No call
• Requirements:
  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
  • Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical, and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• PMHNP
• Board certified
• Prior psychiatry and/or remote work experience preferred
• Strong internet connection
• Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of IA
• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the Advanced Practitioners field of practice
• Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)

We offer

• Attractive incentive package
• A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
• Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
• Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.
• A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. 
• Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience. 
• A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.