Physician Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) Family Medicine and Orthopedic West Union, IA (1.0 FTE)

Gundersen Health System

3 days ago

West Union, IowaFull TimeNurse Practitioner

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Practice Authority in Iowa

Full Practice

Practice independently without physician oversight.

No salary listed — Nurse Practitioner pays $97k median

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Gundersen Health System as a Physician Assistant/NP – Family Medicine & Ortho, No Weekends in West Union, Iowa. We are seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to add to our current clinician group. This position will be a split between our family medicine and orthopedics teams.

Key Responsibilities

assigned to this position.

All staff will display name badges when seeking data.

Staff will have electronic access via their own individual password and will log off as appropriate when inquiry is complete.

Patient records and charts will be kept in a confidential manner in a controlled area to assure privacy and security of such information.

Requirements

threatening situations, and immediately reports to the supervising physician. 2. Prepares and maintains clinical records in a problem

centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission

driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee

first culture, work

Benefits & Compensation

401(k) with employer match.

Student loan repayment assistance.

PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No weekends required.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Gundersen Health System in West Union, Iowa.

Key Skills

Family MedicineOrthopedicsPatient ExaminationDiagnostic StudiesTherapeutic ProceduresClinical Record MaintenancePatient CounselingMedical Emergency ResponseHIPAA ComplianceE & M CodingBasic Life SupportInterdisciplinary Collaboration

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) Family Medicine and Orthopedic West Union, IA (1.0 FTE) at Gundersen Health System a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Family Medicine nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Family Medicine position at Gundersen Health System is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Nationally, Family Medicine professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $265k, with the typical range spanning $200k to $340k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in West Union, Iowa.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Family Medicine, Orthopedics, Patient Examination, Diagnostic Studies, Therapeutic Procedures, Clinical Record Maintenance, Patient Counseling, Medical Emergency Response. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Family Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: Provide patient care across family medicine and orthopedics teams, including performing physical examinations and diagnostic studies. Collaborate with supervising physicians and a multidisciplinary team to manage patient health and maintain clinical records.

Benefits package: Competitive salary, Loan forgiveness, Generous benefits, CME time and monetary allowance, Retirement plan. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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