Walk-In Clinics - Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) 80% - 100%

We are seeking an 80% or 100% (32 or 40 hours per week) Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to primarily support our Iowa City/Corridor Walk-In Clinics (Urgent Care/Quick Care Clinics). Our ARNPs perform direct patient care, including diagnostic and therapeutic services. UI Walk-In Clinics provide care to save patients a trip to the emergency room, operating evenings, weekends, and some holidays. Our clinics assess a wide variety of patients from newborn to geriatric and provide access to additional care options such as X-rays, IV fluids, and stitches. This position is part of a dynamic, fast-paced environment with opportunities for learning and growth, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in Quick Care and Urgent Care Clinics, rotating clinical sites.
• Obtain medical history and perform physical examinations.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat medical or surgical problems, recording findings.
• Perform or assist in laboratory and related studies, interpreting results.
• Perform therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, removal of foreign bodies, ear and eye irrigation, and other clinical procedures.
• Arrange for continued care, including transfers to the Emergency Treatment Center, follow-up care, or referrals to primary care or specialty physicians.
• Perform and screen results of special medical exams (e.g., electrocardiogram, radiography, audiometric and vision screening, tonometry, pulmonary function tests).
• Instruct and counsel patients on physical and mental health, including diets, disease, therapy, and normal growth and development.
• Evaluate, treat, and institute procedures for urgent medical problems.
• Maintain awareness of health facilities, agencies, and resources for appropriate patient referrals.
• Order medications and administer drugs.
• Direct other medical personnel and health professionals in patient care.
• Perform duties appropriate to a physician’s practice.
• Participate in educating healthcare students in various programs.
• Participate in committees within the division, department, College of Medicine, and University of Iowa Health Care.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.
• Exercise autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided.
• Assist in research endeavors as appropriate.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing (preferred) or a related field with a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.
• Current board certification (FNP) in specialty area and licensure as an ARNP in Iowa.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical practice.
• Ability to manage acutely ill patients of all ages in a high-functioning unit/department.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Capacity to function autonomously while collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience working in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet University Driving Policy Standards.
• Availability to support other clinical locations based on needs.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification (obtained within the first 6 months of employment).

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of acute patient care ARNP experience in Emergency Department, Urgent Care, Walk-In Clinic, or Family Medicine.
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures.
• Previous EPIC experience.
• Comfort with technology and leveraging video, or willingness to learn.

Benefits

• Regular salaried position with a double match retirement plan.
• Paid holiday, vacation, and sick leave.

For full benefits details, visit https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits/fpsm.

Pay

$72,208.80 - $163,045 at 80%-100% (based on years of experience).

Schedule

• Variable work hours between 7:00 AM–7:30 PM, Sunday–Saturday.
• Rotating weekend and holiday time.
• Clinical location may change based on clinic needs/hours (Iowa City/Corridor and Quad Cities area).

Percent of Time: 80% - 100% (32 - 40 hours per week).