
Nurse Practitioner - Behavorial Health
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Job overview
UnityPoint Health is recruiting a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for an outpatient role at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. The provider will see patients ages 4–18 and work with physicians, APPs, and a multidisciplinary team. The position includes no call, weekends, or holidays, along with a signing bonus, training stipend, and benefits.
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Full job description
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Area of Interest: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants
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Job ID: 172203
Overview
UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting an APP to join their team at Blank Pediatric Psychiatry in Des Moines, IA. 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 a spot on the Top 150 Place 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.
Blank Children’s Hospital
Blank Children's Hospital, a service of UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, is completely dedicated to meeting the unique health care needs of children. Blank Children's is a 108-bed environment that embraces and encourages families to be a part of their child's healing and recovery. Everything from equipment to decor is designed specifically for children.
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 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 focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
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Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
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Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
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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.
Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Blank Children's Hospital is hiring a PMHNP to provide support in an outpatient role.
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See patients in the outpatient clinic each day
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No call, weekends or holidays
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Work alongside a multidisciplinary team, p articipate in treatment team meetings and contribute to care coordination
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Join two physicians and two APPs in the clinic setting
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Patients range from ages 4-18
Qualifications
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
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Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa
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Eligible to work in the United States
We offer:
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Signing bonus and a training stipend
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Attractive incentive package
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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.
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Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
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Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance
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Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.
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A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
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Support and development opportunities (https://www.unitypoint.org/clinics/provider-well-being-and-leadership-development.aspx) that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
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A culture (https://www.unitypoint.org/our-culture.aspx) guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.
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
- CVS Health59 open
- Trinity Health39 open
- UnityPoint Health (this employer)39 open
- 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 (2,881 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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