What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neurology – Advanced Practitioner – Des Moines, IA position at UnityPoint Health?
Overview:
UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Neurology Advanced Practitioner to join our team in Des Moines, 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 and among America’s Best Employers By State 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.
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 and among America’s Best Employers By State 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 well-established movement disorders practice has a large referral system with 300 affiliated primary care providers. The program includes a well-established educational system for Parkinson's patients and is supported by RNs with extensive neurology experience. There is a significant opportunity to see a variety of movement disorders including botulinum injections and DBS programming. We are affiliated with the American Parkinson Disease Association and offer opportunities for research in movement disorders.
- Practice general neurology alongside subspecialty care in movement disorders
- Full time opportunity to join an established and growing outpatient practice within a large multi-hospital health system network
- Experienced nurses with combined 175 years of experience in neurology. You will have your own neurology nurse
- Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination
- Zero call responsibilities; 24/7 neurohospitalist support
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Board Certified
- 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:
- Established team of 5 Outpatient Physicians, 2 Advanced Practitioners and a Neurology Medication Therapy Management Pharmacist; Two Neurohospitalists
- Opportunity to practice outpatient medicine in an established and well-known clinic
- Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical, who know the patients and the community
- Initial 2-year salary guarantee with ability to exceed on an innovative compensation program
- 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:
Greater Des Moines (DSM) is a community that invests in itself, that is powered by multi-national corporations and also supports small, locally owned businesses. DSM is a community committed to cultivating an inclusive, equitable environment for people of all background. Whether you’re looking for vibrant, urban living or a fresh start in the surrounding suburbs, Greater Des Moines (DSM) has many communities to call home. Learn why Des Moines is one of the fastest-growing major metros in the nation and an amazing place to call home.
