Long Term Care - Advanced Practitioner - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for an Advanced Practitioner to join our Long-Term care facilities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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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.

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids serves a seven-county area surrounding Cedar Rapids. St. Luke’s Hospital is the only hospital in Cedar Rapids designated as a Top 50 Heart Hospital six times, has been named a top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades, named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health eight times and has been honored six times as Becker’s Hospital Review ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’. St. Luke’s is also a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.

The Long-Term care Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with the Medical Director, Case Manager, and post-acute care team members to deliver care to patients.

This work includes coordinating and facilitating the delivery of care services to patients by performing the following activities to include, but not limited to : performing physical, psychosocial and spiritual assessments, detailing patient history, establishing goals of care, and evaluation of patient’s status, participation in the development of a plan of care with the patient / family, attending physician and interdisciplinary team and collaborating with next level of care provider(s) in transitioning care and services.

Full time position : Monday – Friday 9AM-5PM

Position will cover several facilities with a schedule :

Monday / Wednesdays : Living Center West (5-12 patients)

Tuesdays : Silver Oak (8-12 patients; more skilled patients)

Thursday / Fridays : Hospice face-to-face visits (3-6 patients; within a 60 mile radius)

Transitional Care Center occasionally

Round at Linn Manor once a month

Ability to travel in between facilities

Performs assessment process to include patient history, physical, psychosocial and spiritual assessment. Uses laboratory, pharmacological, diagnostic tests, patient / family perceptions and physical assessment data in formulating plan of care.

Prescribes medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed.

Orders treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.

Participates in the development and implementation of a plan of care

Collaborates with the patient / family, attending physician and multidisciplinary team, identifying realistic patient-focused outcomes as the goals of the plan of care.

Integrates multidisciplinary approach to maintain comfort, support human functions and responses, and maintain an environment conducive to well-being.

Prepare and maintain accurate and timely patient records, charts and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.

Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment

Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Board Certified

Prefer Adult Gerontology nurse practitioner

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

Salary Position

Attractive incentive package

A competitive

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.

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