Clinical Assistant Professor - Medical ICU Advanced Practice Provider; NP​/PA

Job Category

Faculty

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor - Medical ICU Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

Position # – Requisition #38941

The Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine has multiple openings for full‑time faculty positions. The University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine Division is seeking applications for energetic, collegial individuals for multiple full‑time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant) positions to provide daytime and nighttime coverage within the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of the University of Colorado Hospital.

The division oversees a regionally and internationally recognized referral center for the care of patients with all forms of pulmonary disease and critical illness. The responsibilities would include the assessment and ongoing management of patients with underlying pulmonary disease and critical illness. The provider would work closely with the physicians (including residents, fellows, and other trainees) within the MICU.

• Inpatient evaluation and management of acute and critically ill patients with complex medical and pulmonary diseases.
• Staff the Medical Intensive Care Unit and/or Medical Surgical Progressive Care Unit.
• Ordering and interpreting tests and evaluations for patient management.
• Collaborating with consulting services on patient management.
• Perform invasive procedures with appropriate credentials.
• Provide cross‑coverage for other service lines within the Division as needed (for example: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team).
• Staff other service lines within the Division as needed (for example: pulmonary consults, critical care consults, Rapid Response Team).
• Support the educational mission of the division.
• Other duties assigned by the Lead Advanced Practice Provider and/or the Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs.

This description is a summary only and is describing the general level of work being performed; it is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time and/or based on business need. We reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and/or hiring authority.

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Thank you for your interest in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado! Our over 140 faculty are located across four sites: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, National Jewish Health, Denver Health, and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System.

We are very proud of our long and illustrious history. Many seminal discoveries in pulmonary and critical care medicine occurred here in Denver, including advances in tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, airway disease, cancer, and critical care. Many of our former trainees have taken leadership roles in academic medicine, including Division and Department Chairs, Deans, and American Thoracic Society Presidents.

We continue to enhance all aspects of our division and training program, and as a result, we have seen tremendous and sustained growth. The clinical practice sites have built new hospitals, and there are multiple new research buildings across the campuses. We have been fortunate to recruit tremendous new faculty members while retaining many of our former trainees.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world‑class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals – UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and…