Date Posted
September 12, 2024
Type
Full Time
Department
Human Resources
Location
Van Diest Medical Center
2350 Hospital Drive
Webster City, IA 50595, US
More Information
www.vandiestmc.org

Job Details

Seeking a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner. If you are highly skilled, compassionate, fast-learning, dependable, and you share our passion for delivering the highest quality care, we invite you to join our team.

We are currently hiring a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner to play a multifaceted role on our collaborative team in the Clinic setting. This individual will practice in Webster City. Work collaboratively with Physicians, Advanced Practitioners, RN’s, and LISWs.

The Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner will work as part of the clinic provider team performing a variety of direct patient services including responsibility and accountability for the assessment, diagnosis, implementation of treatment, evaluation and monitoring the general patient management plan for clinic patients. Considerable medical judgment is required to determine the appropriate plan of care within the scope of practice and approval of supervising physician for the Physician Assistant. The Nurse Practitioner requires an advanced level of competency in nursing through additional training or education as well as a Nurse Practitioner’s license and prescriptive privileges.

Come work with an award winning team! Thanks to the readers of The Daily Freeman-Journal, VDMC was named Best Place to Work in 2023 and 2024. Van Diest Medical Center has also been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®. This marks the second year for VDMC’s inclusion on the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals.  VDMC is one of only 12 hospitals in the state of Iowa to achieve this designation.  Nationwide, there are 1,366 critical access hospitals. Additionally, Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) has also been named a 2024 Top Workplaces INDUSTRY winner. Top Workplaces Industry awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks them as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the industry. Details about how Van Diest Medical Center builds a great workplace culture are available at https://topworkplaces.com/company/van-diest-medical-center/ 

Excellent benefit package offered which includes health, dental, vision, PTO, employee discounts at cafe and gift shop, and IPERS (Iowa Public Employees Retirement System).

Hamilton County Public Hospital d/b/a Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) has been the premier healthcare facility in Hamilton County, Iowa, for nearly 100 years. On July 31st, 2024, CMS released its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024 and Van Diest Medical Center was among the 381 hospitals that made the national list of hospitals that received a 5-Star rating from CMS. We are one of only 7 hospitals in Iowa to achieve this honor in 2024. We are committed to providing the highest quality care to patients and are dedicated to improving the quality of life for families and communities throughout central Iowa. Van Diest Medical Center operates a family health clinic on the main medical campus, as well as satellite clinics in Fort Dodge, Jewell and Stratford. 

Requirements

PA EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have graduated from an accredited Physician Assistant program recognized by the Iowa Board of Physician Assistants.
  • Must have current Iowa license as a Physician Assistant.
  • Must have current federal and state DEA licensure and maintain BLS certification.
  • Previous experience as a Physician Assistant is preferred.
  • Must have credentialing ability on all professional levels
  • Must be able to act calmly and effectively and respond in a professional manner in busy and/or stressful situations
  • Must have the ability to communicate effectively in the English language in person, by phone and in writing.
  • Must have ability to work independently as appropriate to level of training and experience.
  • Must have the ability to relate effectively to patients and families, as well as providers and other staff.

NP EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing and a Nurse Practitioner program recognized by the Board of Nursing or from a program otherwise designated for Family Nurse Practitioners which has been approved by the State Board of Nursing.
  • Must have current Iowa license as a Nurse Practitioner.
  • Must have current federal and state DEA licensure and maintain BLS certification.
  • Additional national certification in a specialty area is strongly preferred.
  • Previous experience as a Nurse Practitioner is desirable.
  • Must have credentialing ability on all professional levels
  • Must be able to act calmly and effectively and respond in a professional manner in busy and/or stressful situations
  • Must have the ability to communicate effectively in the English language in person, by phone and in writing. Bilingual preferred.
  • Must have ability to work independently as appropriate to level of training and experience.
  • Must have the ability to relate effectively to patients and families, as well as providers and other staff.

  • Must be able to meet the physical requirements as outlined in the Job Requirements document.

Contact Information

Apply online at www.vandiestmc.org

Please contact Administration at (515) 832-7702 with questions.

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