Care at Home - Nurse Practitioner - Waterloo, IA

UnityPoint Health • Waterloo, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Overview UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner to join our Care at Home 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 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. Full time home-based Nurse Practitioner Delivers high quality care, experience, and improved economic outcomes through innovative home-based care services Care at Home is a partnership between a patient’s primary care provider and other medical specialists Hospital to Home provides hospital level care in the home to qualifying patients Post discharge home visits focus on proactive and preventative health management and ED visit/readmission Provide primary care, advance care planning, care management, and annual wellness visits Assess and manage a patient’s acute medical needs from the comfort of the patient’s home Alternative option of care for qualifying adult patients who would otherwise be admitted to the hospital Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination Participate in Call after hours and weekends Responsibilities Provide Comprehensive assessment, intervention, education, preventative, and Urgent Care services for high-risk patients their home environment. Provide alternate ambulatory-based healthcare to avert patients need to be seen in the ED, IP, or SNF Work collaboratively as an extension of Primary care provider and Clinic Care coordination team Assist patients with complex, acute on chronic, and serious illness with developing, implementing, communicating, and overseeing the patients’ home-based care plan Collaborates and consults with the patient/family and health care team members Treat non-life-threatening medical problems or conditions that could get worse if a patient were to wait to be seen at a clinic Medical assessments and treatment planning Home medical safety assessments Medication review and supportive management Lab draws associated with medical assessment and monitoring Xray or ultrasounds associated with medical assessment and monitoring Provide the best outcome for every patient every time Qualifications Home Care, Hospice, or Acute Care experience required Hold a current and unrestricted license in Iowa Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position. Eligible to work in the United States Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and staff We offer Salary based position with performance incentive 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 Community Details Waterloo and Cedar Falls comprise a metro area of more than 107,000 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 Kristine Harris, Advanced Practice Provider Recruiter, at [email protected]

Requirements

• Home Care, Hospice, or Acute Care experience required
• Hold a current and unrestricted license in Iowa
• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary
• Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and staff

Responsibilities

• Provide Comprehensive assessment, intervention, education, preventative, and Urgent Care services for high-risk patients their home environment.
• Provide alternate ambulatory-based healthcare to avert patients need to be seen in the ED, IP, or SNF
• Work collaboratively as an extension of Primary care provider and Clinic Care coordination team
• Assist patients with complex, acute on chronic, and serious illness with developing, implementing, communicating, and overseeing the patients’ home-based care plan
• Collaborates and consults with the patient/family and health care team members
• Treat non-life-threatening medical problems or conditions that could get worse if a patient were to wait to be seen at a clinic
• Medical assessments and treatment planning
• Home medical safety assessments
• Medication review and supportive management
• Lab draws associated with medical assessment and monitoring
• Xray or ultrasounds associated with medical assessment and monitoring
• Provide the best outcome for every patient every time

Benefits

• Salary based position with performance incentive
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed