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Physician Assistant / Emergency Medicine / Iowa / Locum Tenens / Rural Physicians Group - Physician Assistant - ED and Inpatient Hybrid Position - Hawarden, IA
Hawarden, IAMarch 20th, 2026
Location + Job Details
Location: Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hospital Location: Hawarden, IA
Brief Description: Hawarden is a licensed 25 bed CAH with 17 actual beds; They have a full radiology complement except nuclear medicine on site. HRH has three clinics, 2 provider based/RHC and 1 freestanding clinic. One clinic is attached to the hospital and the other two are within 12 miles from the hospital.
Community Size: 2600 in the Town of Hawarden, 1300 Akron and 800 Ireton plus the surrounding people that live in the county.
Local Industries/Economy: Agricultural is predominant, school systems, coil craft and hospital are the major employers
Local Attractions: OAK Grove
Start Date: December 2, 2025
Credentialing: 60 days
Schedule: 10, 24-hour shifts/month
Call: 24/7 call coverage
Details: Critical Access Hospital
ICU Beds: 0
Acute Beds: 10
Swing Beds: 7
SNF Beds:0
Average Daily Census: 4-6 medical floor
Avg LOS: 1-3 days
Acute/Swing 8-10 days
Average Encounters per day: 6-8 ED
Rounding: Starts at 8 am with the team which includes social worker/case manager, pharmacist and nursing.
Swing bed weekly rounding: Once per week to discuss transition of care for the swing bed patients.
Acuity: CHF, Cellulitis, COPD, Gastro
Subspecialty Support: Cardiology, Pulmonology and Infectious Disease via telemedicine
EMR: Thrive software with Trubridge
ER Volume: 2500-2700
Ancillary Services: Lab, Imaging
Experience + Qualifications
Minimum 2 years of experience practicing autonomously
Ability to perform all procedures in the Emergency Department and Inpatient Setting
Active IA License or the ability to obtain
Compensation & Benefits
Independent Contractor (1099)
Malpractice Insurance Covered by RPG
Call room available on site
$204,000/year for 10 shifts per month