Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Vascular Surgery - Colorado Springs

Make Extraordinary Possible

At UCHealth, our mission is simple - to improve lives. That starts with you. We improve lives through fresh ideas, innovative approaches and an unwavering commitment to world-class care.

The UCHealth Vascular Surgery program is ready to welcome a bright, hard-working Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to their team. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, possess empathy, has a ‘patients first’ mentality and interested in working full-time. At UCHealth, we believe each person is extraordinary, and together, we make extraordinary possible.

We are looking for someone who wants to join well-established and highly regarded Vascular Surgery program with comprehensive, supportive and integrative services.

• The schedule is four 10-hour/days with rotating on-call.
• The practice currently consists of 5 physicians and 6 full time APPs, with embedded imaging within the department.
• Vascular surgery operating room experience preferred. This position is a hybrid position that consists of call, operating room support, hospital rounding, and clinic.

REQUIRED: 2-3 years of Vascular Surgery or Cardiothoracic surgery first assist experience and ICU patient management.

REQUIRED:
Nurse Practitioners must hold RNFA certification and possess relevant experience in surgical first assist roles.

REQUIRED:
Family Nurse Practitioner candidates must have full prescriptive authority to be considered for this position.

We know how fast the world of healthcare is changing, and we push ourselves to stay ahead of the curve. The UCHealth Medical Group is physician led and employs nearly 1,600 physicians and advanced practice providers who aim to anticipate and address patients’ every health need. We call on physicians in every career stage and specialty to lead and provide direction for the future of healthcare at UCHealth.

Apply today.

This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until a top candidate is identified. The position posting date is 2/10/2026

We are unable to support visa candidates for this position. The position posting date is 2/10/2026

Requirements for Physician Assistants

• Master’s degree in physician assistant studies
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado.
• Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) issued by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice.
• Eligible to provide services reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration’s (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs.
• Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges.
• Prescriptive authority as appropriate, per medical staff service privileging process.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross

Requirements for Nurse Practitioners

• Master's degree in nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement
• Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges
• Full prescriptive authority
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice.
• Eligible to provide services reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or…