Express Care - APP - Fort Dodge, IA

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for an Express Care Advanced Practitioners to join our team in Fort Dodge, 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 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 – Fort Dodge provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home-based care for patients in Fort Dodge and surrounding communities. As a designated regional referral center Trinity Regional Medical Center offers a wide range of primary and secondary care services. Trinity is accredited by DNV Healthcare Inc. and has achieved Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Overview

• Full-time opportunity practicing in a concierge model Urgent Care
• Clinic open 8am-8pm x 365 days per year
• No appointments necessary
• Fully integrated system with clinic and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination

• Three 12 hour shifts per week
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• Provide medical treatment for minor illnesses, injures and offer select diagnostic tests
• Prescribe treatment, educate patients and refer for follow up care as needed
• Work in a fast-paced environment and have excellent assessment skills
• Provide high quality care to all ages
• Patients per day varies depending on the season 
• No call requirements
• Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
• Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Board Certified
• 1-2 years of provider experience preferred
• 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

Community Details

Fort Dodge, known for its Midwest charm and family values, is a great place to live, work and raise a family. From the spectacular farmers market to the nationally known museums, the opportunities for fun before, during and after work are endless. Whether exploring museums and public art pieces or riding mountain bikes and off-highway vehicles, Fort Dodge will Dodge the Ordinary.