About Emmetsburg:

Emmetsburg is an active community, located in the northwest corner of Iowa. We take pride in our relaxed atmosphere and family oriented lifestyle. Emmetsburg is a small town of approximately 3,800 people. It is small enough that you can get to know your neighbors, but large enough to offer almost everything you want or need. Located at the intersection of Highways 4 & 18 in Palo Alto County, it provides easy access to neighboring cities.

Emmetsburg is well known for its excellent school system and athletic teams, including Emmetsburg Community Schools, Emmetsburg Catholic School, and Iowa Lakes Community College.

Five Island Lake is a popular tourist destination where people can enjoy boating, fishing and swimming. Smith Wellness Center, located at the Iowa Lakes Community College Campus, offers various recreational activities for the young and the old.

Those whom are interested in Emmetsburg, whether it be a short stay or a permanent relocation, will find it to be a warm, inviting community.

About PACHS:

Palo Alto County Health System (PACHS) is a not-for-profit county owned entity that operates for one purpose: to serve your wellness and "Lifecare" needs with respect and compassion. We do this by:

1. Reinvesting our profits back into the communities we serve by improving healthcare services, buying new technologies, upgrading facilities, and making sure that care is available to everyone ' regardless of their ability to pay. Profits are not distributed to shareholders, as they would be in the case of a for-profit hospital.
2. Working to improve the health of our communities. Compassion is the foundation for all that we do. Patients and their families are treated as people first, which means compassion, dignity, and respect are at the core of any treatment program. It also means that when someone is treated at one of our facilities, the needs of the whole person ' body, mind, and spirit ' are what matters >most.
3. Providing a range of special benefits to the community, such as programs to manage care for persons with chronic diseases, health education and disease prevention initiatives, outreach for the elderly, and care for persons who are poor or uninsured.

PACHS provides a full continuum of primary and specialty health care from the birth of a new family member, to end of life care for residents of our communities. The main entities of PACHS include:

• Palo Alto County Hospital- 25 inpatient bed Critical Access Hospital
• Family Practice Clinicsin Emmetsburg, Graettinger and West Bend
• PARC Halla long term care facility
• Willow Ridge, Independent senior living apartments
• Community Health Services
• Home Health Service
• Hospice of Palo Alto County
• Public Health Department for Palo Alto County
• Palo Alto County Emergency Medical Services

PACHS is a member of the MercyOne Network, which offers opportunities for recruitment, training, education and networking and provides our community members a 20,000 person support team. Your Best Life, Our One purpose. The MercyOne Network encircles you with the regions highest-rated services and more locations and personalized care for you and your family. Click Here to learn more about the Power of One within the MercyOne Network https://www.mercyone.org/circle/

Job Summary

Physician assistants and/or Nurse Practitioners provide quality patient care in an outpatient setting. The duties of these midlevel providers cannot be rigidly defined, but the following are the commonly expected duties of the position in accordance with the state and federal law, and in collaboration with supervising physicians.

• Obtains medical histories and completes physical exams.
• Completes patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans and records in patient chart.
• Performs or assists in performance of laboratory and related studies as appropriate to the supervising physician practice.
• Performs therapeutic procedures inclusive, but not limited to, injections, immunizations, suturing, removal of foreign bodies, and other clinical procedures.
• Performs office surgical procedures inclusive of, but not limited to, skin biopsy, ingrown toenail removal, incision and drainage of abscesses and mole removal.
• Cares for orthopedic problems inclusive of, but not limited to, strains, sprains, dislocations and simple fractures.
• Performs and/or screens special medical tests inclusive of, but not limited to, electrocardiography, cardiac monitoring, radiography, audiometric and vision screening, pulmonary function tests.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical health.
• Refers patients to appropriate specialists.
• Assists in the delivery of services to patients requiring continuing care in the home, nursing facility, or hospital.
• Provides immediate evaluations, treatment and institution of procedures essential to providing appropriate response to emergency medical problems. Prompt response requires pre-approved plan as per supervising physician.
• Assists in ordering and maintaining equipment, medications and records of the practice.
• Orders laboratory tests, radiographic procedures, diets, physical occupational or speech therapy or rehabilitation, or inhalation therapy.
• Administers and/or orders medications.
• May, at the request of a police officer, withdraw a specimen of blood from a patient for the purpose of determining blood alcohol, drug level or medicolegal testing.
• Directs other medical personnel in the provision and execution of patient care.
• Directs and assists emergency personnel in the stabilization and transport of the critically ill patients.
• Is competent to provide care to the population served, as identified by PACHS.
• Performs other responsibilities as requested by the Supervising Physician or Clinic Nurse Manager.
• Demonstrates understanding of the Medicare Compliance Plan.
• Adapts positively to the ever changing health care environment by supporting technology and process changes.
• Documents patient information in the electronic/paper medical record in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintains active logon's/passwords for computer software's systems that are required for assigned work area.
• Travel to nursing home facility and outreach clinics.

Education & Work Experience:

• Graduate of a CAHEA (Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation) or an ANCC approved Physician Assistant training program or of an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• Maintain a current license to practice in the state of Iowa as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
• National certification is required.
• ACLS certification.
• CPR, BCLS, ATLS, NRP
• 3+ years clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in a related healthcare setting preferred
• 1-3 Years' experience as a PA in a clinical/hospital setting preferred

We offer a wide array of benefits to full time staff including, but not limited to the following:

• Company matched IPERS benefits
• Health, dental and vision insurance (employee/employer shared cost)
• Competitive Paid Time Off Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Short-Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• Discount Wellness Membership