Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care

Area of Interest : Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants

Job ID : 168225

Overview

Intensive Care Unit, Advanced Practice Provider- Waterloo, IA

UnityPoint Clinic is searching for an Advanced Practice Provider to join our team in Waterloo, IA

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 2022 (+Health+Named+Among+150+Top+Places++to+Work+in+Healthcare)   by Becker’s Healthcare and among   America’s Best Employers By State (+Health+Named+to)   in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. 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 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.

This is an ideal role for an Advanced Practice Provider who wants to work closely with a team of Physicians and nurses to manage critically ill patients in the Hospital

Adult patients only

Looking to expand program with additional Critical Care providers

12-hour schedule

204 bed facility with full range of specialist and subspecialist

12 bed open ICU with plan to expand to 16 beds closed ICU

Fully integrated system with clinic and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

Collaboratively manage critically ill patients in the ICU, trained to perform essential procedures such as central lines, intubations, arterial lines, and dialysis catheter insertions

Actively engage in daily multidisciplinary rounds in the ICU

Collaborate daily with the intensivists, hospitalists, and other consulting physicians to coordinate care and cleary communicate goals and patient treatment plan with the intensive care unit nurses to facilitate care

Work within the critical care team and ensure coordination with attending, subspecialists, and nursing team.

Maintaining a high standard of continuity of care in handoff communication between shifts among providers and physicians

Average census : 9-10 patients per shift

Ability to Work as a team member to improve the health of the people and the communities we serve

Qualifications

Prior ICU and / or Critical Care either as advance practitioner and / or nurse preferred but with completion of the acute care program

Demonstrate and practice aligned with our FOCUS valuse in accordance with UPH standards

Hold an unrestricted medical license 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

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

Waterloo

Waterloo and Cedar Falls comprise a metro area of more than 160,000 residents who are proud to call the Cedar Valley home. These two cities are just minutes apart, and though they’re intertwined by shared geography and regional pride, each boasts its own unique history and attractions. Whichever city you choose to plant your roots, you won’t have to go far to enjoy the amenities of the other – an added benefit of life in the   Cedar Valley! ()

Please contact Tina Dalton, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at 515-782-0175 or tina.dalton@unitypoint.org