Clinical Preceptor

Clinical Preceptor

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital

1 Positions

ID: 53089815

Posted On 10/20/2026

Job Overview

• Area of Interest: Nursing

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.5

• Department: Other- Mgmt Services- CRT

• Shift: variable weekday daytime hours with weekend, holiday, and call rotations

• Job ID: 188820

Overview

Clinical Nurse Preceptor

Dubuque Finley Home Care

Part Time Benefits 0.5 FTE

Variable weekday daytime hours with weekend, holiday, and call rotations

The Nursing Clinical Preceptor assists in the delivery of clinical orientation, validation of clinical competency for new and current employees, and provides student observation clinical experiences. The Clinical Preceptor is able to apply best practices, adult learning principles, coaching and mentoring skills in order to foster the growth and learning of employees. Clinical Preceptors also provide direct patient care and case management for a diverse community-based caseload.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Employee Orientation and Development

• Facilitates coordinated transitions from orientation program to independence within targeted goal.

• Tracks required orientation progress and provides progress to the Ambulatory Clinical Educator.

• Conducts new employee competency assessment and validates competencies throughout the orientation period.

• Validates the ongoing competencies of current clinical staff as directed by the Ambulatory Clinical Educator.

• Reviews skills with new employees to determine level of understanding and re-educates as necessary.

Care Coordination

• Provides patient centered care and coordination of care for a patient population with diverse community-based healthcare needs to include:

o Develops comprehensive and patient-centered plan of care

o Uses clinical evidence-based protocols and technology as identified by standard scope of practice and disease processes

o Provides disease specific education and self- management strategies for patients to achieve an optimal patient independence

o Follows physician ordered plan of care and facilitates changes to the plan of care as needed to achieve desired patient outcomes

o Identifies risk for acute hospitalization and proactively prevents adverse events

o Coordinates care across the continuum as a patient advocate

o Provides supervision and care plan development for service line specific disciplines.

• Demonstrates competency and proficiency in case management for provision of care, clinical expertise, documentation, utilization effectiveness, patient experience and quality outcomes.

• Completes all documentation accurately and submits to office within 24 hours of visit, phone call and/or change in treatment or orders.

• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and case conferencing to ensure patient quality care, patient advocacy, utilization and outcomes

Subject Matter Expertise

• Makes recommendations related to training and skills development to clinical education team.

• Provides comprehensive and constructive feedback for employees.

• Consistently demonstrates strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize responsibilities, and appropriately delegates assigned tasks.

• Compliance with regulatory governance, organization policies and procedures.

• Expert in service line rules and regulations

• Reviews documentation to ensure compliance with state regulations, conditions of participation and payer requirements.

• Super-user of electronic health record.

• Responsible for OASIS and/or HIS review and accuracy. 10%

Qualifications

Education:

Graduate of State Board approved program for Registered Nurses BSN

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years of home health or hospice case management

License(s)/Certification(s):

Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Auto insurance

Current license to practice nursing according to state where service is provided.

COS-C certification must be obtained within 12 months of hire. (Home care only).

Valid Mandatory Reporter course completion by state requirement.

Person Centered Care (PCC) course completion within first 12 months of hire and annual completion of competency validation activities.

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Michelle Pickel

HR Recruiter, HR

563-589-2608

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Part Time

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors

Company ID

168

Job REQ #

53089815

# Positions

1

Start Date

20261020

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About the Company

A CAREER AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH - FINLEY HOSPITAL

UnityPoint Health team members come for a job, but stay for a career. As a team member, regardless of your position, you'll get the chance to change lives on a daily basis in order to deliver our vision of the Best Outcome for Every Patient, Every Time. That privilege drives employees' passion for making a difference in the lives of our patients, helping them create healthier, more rewarding lives.

At UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital, we know our collective actions determine the experience we create. Our team members strive to work as one through four key values:

• Foster Unity

• Own the Moment

• Champion Excellence

• Seize Opportunity

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit http://www.unitypoint.org/dubuque/employment-opportunities to learn about our many opportunities and to fill out an online application.

ABOUT OUR HOSPITAL

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is a 126-bed community hospital. We employ more than 800 full-and-part-time employees. Finley Hospital is a not-for-profit, locally owned, regional healthcare facility part of the UnityPoint Health system. Finley Hospital is committed to bringing the best medical care to the tri-state area. We offer comprehensive, full service health care that is coordinated around our patients. We have consistently been recognized as a leader in health care.