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Nurse Practitioner - Behavorial Health

UnityPoint Health

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Location
Remote · US
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, requiredBoard Certification, requiredUnrestricted Iowa Practice License, requiredUnrestricted Prescribing Authority, required

Job overview

UnityPoint Clinic is recruiting a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner for its virtual team. The role provides behavioral health consultations to emergency department patients at hospitals across Iowa. It is fully remote and shift-based, with weekday and weekend coverage and no call. Prior psychiatry or remote-work experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Teamwork, nice to havePatient Focus, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveAnalytical Skills, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to havePsychiatry, nice to haveRemote Work, nice to haveStrong Internet Connection, required

Qualifications

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, requiredBoard Certification, requiredUnrestricted Iowa Practice License, requiredUnrestricted Prescribing Authority, requiredEligible to Work in the United States, required

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

  • Area of Interest: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants

  • Job ID: 189766

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a PMHNP to join our virtual 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. 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

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.

Responsibilities

  • Join a telehealth team providing Behavioral Health consults for Emergency Department patients at the following hospitals: Allen (Waterloo), Finley (Dubuque), St. Luke's (Cedar Rapids), St. Luke’s North (Sioux City), and Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Methodist West Hospital (Central Iowa)

  • Fully remote shift-based role: 7 AM – 7 PM, 3 week days on, 3 week days off, 1 weekend a month

  • Weekend Schedule 2-12 hour shifts, Saturday and Sunday

  • No call

  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve

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

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

Qualifications

  • PMHNP

  • Board certified

  • Prior psychiatry and/or remote work experience preferred

  • Strong internet connection

  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of IA

  • 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 (H1-B cap exempt)

We offer

  • Salary based position with performance incentive

  • Competitive compensation package

  • Attractive incentive package

  • A competitive Total Rewards (https://uphtotalrewards.com/) 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 (https://www.unitypoint.org/join-our-team/provider-careers) that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

  • A culture (https://www.unitypoint.org/join-our-team/our-culture) guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

How this job compares

Set against the 9,852 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Iowa median$101–169K/yr62 salary ranges
  • Iowa median$38–81/hr56 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 226 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in Iowa and 9,852 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,845 postings).
Education
3,447 of the 9,852 open Nurse Practitioner jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Nurse Practitioner jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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