Emergency Medicine-APP PRN-Sioux City
UnityPoint Health
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Whitney Tate
Area of Interest: Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants
Job ID: 188958
Overview
UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for a PRN Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider to join our team in Sioux City, Iowa
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 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 Health - Sioux City provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home-based care for patients in Sioux City and the surrounding Siouxland area. St. Luke’s offers a full range of services and programs that includes a state-of-the-art surgical center, Siouxland’s premier birth center, 24/7 cardiovascular care, and Level III emergency department. In addition, UnityPoint Health - Sioux City is also home to St. Luke’s College which provides high-quality, health system-based education to individuals looking for careers in health care.
Experienced team of physicians, APPs and support staff with low turnover and excellent patient outcomes
PRN hospital employed opportunity
24/7 hospitalist program responsible for adult and pediatric inpatients
Schedule managed locally - flexible scheduling – team trades among themselves
Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination
Luke’s Regional Medical Center serves 175,00 people in a three-state region of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota
Responsibilities
Annual visit volume = 40,000
Average # of patients per day = 89
Average 1.5-1.9 patients per hour
40 hours of physician coverage & 27 hours of APP coverage per day
Shift duration = 9 hours during weekday & 12 hours on weekends with good shift balance
Work on an as needed basis
Majority night and weekend openings
Minimum 3 shifts/month
Level 3 Trauma Center
32 bed ED
APP’s manage a 12-bed clinical decision unit
Integral part of the ED team
Ability to see broad range of patient complaints and practice to top of your license
No call, good work/life balance
Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills
Qualifications
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate
Board Certified
Minimum of 2 years of experience
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
We Offer
Competitive hourly rate
A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.
Community Details
Sioux City has grown to be one of Iowa’s largest cities – and its meteoric rise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Sioux City is now one of northwest Iowa’s hubs for food production, healthcare, education, tourism and retail. Residents enjoy some of the most affordable housing in the nation, and there’s always something going on – whether it’s Saturday in the Park, one of the largest music festivals in the region, or any number of indoor and outdoor attractions such as Cone Park, the award-winning Art Center or the Sioux City Symphony. Whatever your tastes and whatever your career path, there’s something for everyone in Sioux City.
Source job details
Requisition ID: 2026-188958
Work Type (Portal Searching): As Needed
Location: US-IA-Sioux City
Department: Emergency Physicians- SLRMC
FTE: 0.01
Scheduled Hours/Shift: PRN
For more information about this job, please visit UnityPoint Health's website