Physician Assistant, Ortho Access, North Liberty Campus

The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus opened in the Spring of 2025. This 469,000 square foot facility is the home to UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line, offering comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible care across the outpatient, inpatient and surgical venues. These state-of-the-art clinical facilities will also include a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, retail pharmacy, and emergency department as well as an array of support services. The facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care, teaching and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community partnerships. UI Health Care is seeking a welcoming, highly-skilled and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus, and to help further our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

The Orthopedic Access Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will independently evaluate and manage patients with a broad spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions, with collaborative support from our subspecialty orthopedic teams. The primary objective of this clinic is to enhance timely access to orthopedic care.

While the clinic will serve patients with a variety of musculoskeletal concerns, those with acute injuries will generally be directed to the Orthopedic Walk-In Clinic. For non-surgical cases, the APP will manage the patient’s care independently. If surgical intervention is indicated, the APP will coordinate referral to the appropriate surgical team within the department.

The role may also include performing in-office procedures such as joint injections, depending on the APP’s experience and clinical assessment.

There may also be some cross coverage expected in the Orthopedic Injury Walk-In Clinic. There the APP would see musculoskeletal injuries and pain that have occurred within 7 days. This occasionally requires splinting and casting. We provide training for this.

This role requires someone who is organized, motivated, and very efficient.

Position Responsibilities:

• Supervise the care delivered. Perform /order medical diagnostic, therapeutic procedures, and prescribe, dispense or deliver medications under a collaborative practice agreement. Consult/collaborate with other care team members. Use judgment to apply/adopt information within total clinical picture to address health issues. Influence others to adopt best practices.
• It is also expected that the APP shows a willingness to learn, collaborate with a team, and provide cross coverage for the team when needed.
• Complete patient medical records, reports, and forms to record treatment for treatment record and billing purposes. Improve quality of care by performing chart reviews and participating on performance improvement committees.
• Provide health education to patients and medical education to health professions students and residents. Participate in ongoing research and professional development of self and other staff.
• Establish and maintain procedures and systems to assure staff compliance with policies and standards of care. Serve on committees to enhance patient care and operations. Assure team provides effective collaboration/communications. May provide feedback and coaching to other team members to assure quality of specialized care.
• Assist with identification and implementation of process improvement projects and service line advancements in order to improve patient outcomes and decrease complications.
• Assist with implementation of methods to capture appropriate billing/coding documentation in the EMR.

Hours will primarily be weekday, daytime, however may include occasional evening and Saturday morning coverage.