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Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Dept

Part-time

UnityPoint Health

Des Moines, IAPart-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
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Location
Des Moines, IA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Unrestricted Iowa Medical License, requiredPrescribing And Medication Administration Authority, required

Job overview

UnityPoint Health is recruiting a part-time advanced practitioner for its Emergency Medicine team in Des Moines, Iowa. The role practices across three emergency departments and offers varied shifts of 12 or 9 hours, with advanced scheduling, no inpatient duties, and no call. The position is supported by an integrated system using EPIC EMR.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Emergency Medicine, requiredCommunication, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredProblem-Solving, requiredTeamwork, required

Qualifications

1+ Year Emergency Medicine Provider Experience, requiredUnrestricted Iowa Medical License, requiredPrescribing and Medication Administration Authority, requiredEligible to Work in the United States, required

Full job description

  • Area of Interest: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants

  • Job ID: 189344

Overview

UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting a Part Time Advanced Practitioner to join our Emergency Medicine team in Des Moines, Iowa

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. UnityPoint Health physicians and advanced practice providers strive to be the best for our patients. 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. We promise to surround them with the best care possible and help them go from getting well to living well.

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home-based care for patients in Des Moines and Central Iowa. Physicians and providers are supported by our state-of-the-art UnityPoint Health – Des Moines hospitals: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Blank Children’s Hospital, John Stoddard Cancer Center and Methodist West Hospital. UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is continually recognized for outstanding patient care and the role we play in our communities. These include the Beacon Award of Excellence at both Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Iowa Lutheran Hospital and the Best Hospital/Healthcare System and Best Company to Work For by readers of the Des Moines Business Record.

  • Part-Time Emergency Medicine Opportunity

  • Work alongside of a great team of experienced professionals

  • Advanced scheduling to accommodate lifestyle

  • No inpatient duties/no call

  • Fully integrated system with clinics and Hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

  • Practice at all 3 Des Moines locations: Methodist, Lutheran & Methodist West Emergency Departments

  • Shift duration: 12 hours & 9 hours

  • Variety of shifts, hours vary by location

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

  • Improve the health of the people and communities we serve

Qualifications

    • Eligible to work in the United States
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience as an emergency medicine provider

  • Ability to work as a team member

  • 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

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 (https://www.dsmpartnership.com/) Des Moines is one of the fastest-growing major metros in the nation and an amazing place to call home.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,068 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Iowa median$92–169K/yr62 salary ranges
  • Iowa median$38–81/hr57 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 230 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in Iowa and 10,068 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (2,881 postings).
Education
3,554 of the 10,068 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 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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