UnityPoint Health

Orthopedic Surgery - Physician Assistant

Job Locations US-IA-Waterloo
Requisition ID
2025-159065
Category
Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants
Location : Address
1753 W. Ridgeway Ave
Affiliate
9200 UnityPoint Clinic Affiliate
FTE
1.0
Work Schedule
Exempt
Scheduled Hours/Shift
8a-5p

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting an Orthopedic Physician Assistant to join our team!

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.

  • Full-time opportunity
  • Efficient, well-supported clinic located at United Medical Park an ambulatory campus which also has a Multi-specialty ASC attached
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM
  • Outpatient clinic and assist in OR for Surgical cases
  • Call coverage with work/life balance
  • 204 bed Hospital, Level 3 trauma center with established Hospitalist Team
  • 12 bed ICU with intensivist
  • Support from a full range of dedicated specialists and subspecialists
  • Excellent OR access with experienced staff
  • Ambulatory surgery center for outpatient procedures available
  • Onsite Physical therapy, full-scale diagnostic laboratory, and imaging services including MRI and CT
  • Fully integrated system with clinic and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

  • Rewarding mix between outpatient, inpatient, and surgery
  • Full range of clinical services including physical exams, patient histories, prescribing tests, treatments, medication, and analyzing results
  • In office procedures include injections, casting, suture removal, wound care, and fluid withdraw from joints.
  • Prepare Pre-op orders, assist in surgical procedures, IP rounds, and discharges
  • Inform Patients with discharge care instructions, prescriptions, and any referrals.
  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve

Qualifications

  • Certified Nurse Practitioner or PA
  • 1-2 years of OR experience preferred
  • Hold a current and unrestricted license or certification
  • Eligible to work in the United States
  • Ability to work as a team member
  • Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate

 

We offer

  • Competitive compensation package
  • 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!

 

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