Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Waterloo, IA

The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting for a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for a community health center, also called a federally qualified health center, in Waterloo, Iowa.

This position will work part time at the outpatient clinic and part time in the school-based clinics in Waterloo schools.

New graduates welcome!

Position Details:

• Schedule: full time, 40 hours per week with 1 evening clinic on W or TH
• Clinic Hours: 8 – 5 M/T/F; 8-8 W/TH
• Patients: 10-12 patients per day
• Number of Exam Rooms: 3
• Current Staff:
• Call: 1 of every 6-7 nights, very light phone calls in the evening for clinic patients, no patient care on the weekends.

We Offer:

• Eligible for up to $50,000 in student loan repayment with two-year commitment & option to renew through federal and state programs.
• Insurance: Health, dental, short term disability, long-term disability
• Malpractice Insurance: duties connected with clinic services are covered under the Federal Department of Justice Tort Claims Act. Gap insurance is also offered
• CME: $3000 & 1 week / year
• PTO: 4 weeks per year
• Holidays: 7 per year
• Sick days: 7 per year
• Retirement Plan: Yes, with 5% match
• Relocation? Yes

Health Center Overview:

• Coming in 2023: This community health center will be moving to a centralized, best-in-class electronic health record, Epic. This will take place along with 10 other community health centers in Iowa. This nearly statewide collaboration is a new, unique national model, and will provide an integrated, standard, and comprehensive EHR system to support Iowa’s community health centers in both rural and urban areas of the state. Current EHR is Athena
• Private non-profit FQHC
• 2 sites located in Waterloo and Clarksville. And 3 Success Street School based clinics.
• Clinic provides primary medical, dental, behavioral health, and school-based care for more than 18,900 patients.
• Onsite lab, pharmacy, and x-ray services
• Full time interpretive services, homeless outreach, social work, and behavioral health services.
• Supportive work environment: providers collaborate and mentor to accomplish mission.

Community/County Overview:

• Learn more about the Cedar Valley at: https://www.growcedarvalley.com/
• Located in Black Hawk County
• Waterloo’s population is 67,934 and it sits next to Cedar Falls with a population of 41,390
• Activities:
  • Sporting Events:
    • Waterloo BlackHawks Hockey
    • Cedar Falls Raceway (dragsters)
    • Waterloo Bucks baseball.
  • Cultural events:
    • Community Theatres
    • Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the UNI campus
    • Waterloo Symphony Orchestra
    • Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
  • Other activities:
    • The Cedar Valley Nature Trail
    • George Wyth State Park
    • River Loop Amphitheater
    • The Lost Island Waterpark and Theme Park
    • The Isle Hotel and Casino

• People of the area enjoy kayaking, biking trails, golfing, hunting, camping, cross-country skiing, and fishing for outdoor recreation.
• Cedar Falls is home to University of Northern Iowa and the area has Hawkeye Community College and Wartburg College.
• Cedar Falls has a historic downtown area.
• For K-12 public education, there are three high schools in Cedar Falls (1) and Waterloo (2) as well as numerous middle schools and elementary schools.
• Local airport: Waterloo Regional Airport served by American Airlines with direct flights to Chicago.
• Within a day’s drive to the major Midwest markets – Minneapolis, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City