Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department

Title: Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Dept

Location: IA-Sioux City

Job Description:

• Area of Interest: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants
• Job ID: 179067

Overview

UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for an Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider to join our team in Sioux City, Iowa

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 Health - Sioux City provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home-based care for patients in Sioux City and the surrounding Siouxland area. St. Luke’s offers a full range of services and programs that includes a state-of-the-art surgical center, Siouxland’s premier birth center, 24/7 cardiovascular care, and Level III emergency department. In addition, UnityPoint Health - Sioux City is also home to St. Luke’s College which provides high-quality, health system-based education to individuals looking for careers in health care.

• Experienced team of physicians, APPs and support staff with low turnover and excellent patient outcomes
• Full-time benefit-eligible, hospital employed opportunity
• ED is well-supported by specialists
• 24/7 hospitalist program responsible for admissions
• Flexible schedule managed locally - team trades amongst themselves
• St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center serves 175,00 people in a three-state region of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota
• Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities

• Hybrid position working a mix of shifts in the Emergency Department and Clinical Decision Unit (CDU)
  • ED: 9-hour shifts Monday -Friday (8a-5p, 11a-9p, 10p-7a)
  • ED: 12-hour shifts Saturday – Sunday (7a-7p, 7p-7a)
  • Clinic Decision Unit: 6-hour shifts Monday – Friday (8a-2p)
• 0.9 FTE = 72 hours per pay period (every 2 weeks)
• Annual ED visit volume = 33,000
• Average ED patients per day = 89
• Average 1.2-1.6 patients per hour in ED
• 40 hours of physician coverage & 27 hours of APP coverage per day in ED
• Level 3 Trauma Center
• 22 bed ED + 12 bed clinical decision unit + 10 bed fast track + 2 trauma bays
• APP’s manage CDU with physician oversight
• Integral part of the Emergency Medicine team
• Ability to see broad range of patient complaints and practice to top of your license
• No call, good work/life balance
• Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
• Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
• Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Board Certified
• Minimum of 1 year of postgraduate experience, preferrably in Emergency Medicine or Critical Care
• Hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of Iowa
• 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

We Offer

• Competitive hourly rate
• A competitive  Total Rewards  program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
• Full benefits, generous CME allowance, malpractice insurance, 401K retirement with employer contributions and more
• 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.

Community Details

Sioux City has grown to be one of Iowa’s largest cities – and its meteoric rise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Sioux City is now one of northwest Iowa’s hubs for food production, healthcare, education, tourism and retail. Residents enjoy some of the most affordable housing in the nation, and there’s always something going on – whether it’s Saturday in the Park, one of the largest music festivals in the region, or any number of indoor and outdoor attractions such as Cone Park, the award-winning Art Center or the Sioux City Symphony. Whatever your tastes and whatever your career path, there’s something for everyone in Sioux City.