Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - CT Surgery - Nocturnist

Description

At UCHealth, our mission is simple - to improve lives. We improve lives through fresh ideas, innovative approaches and an unwavering commitment to world-class care. Help make extraordinary possible. Our well-established and highly regarded Cardiothoracic Surgery program in Colorado Springs, CO is adding a full-time Nocturnist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for providing personalized, evidence-based patient care at the highest level.

This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative, high-acuity environment while living in the desirable Colorado Springs community.

Colorado Springs offers stunning mountain views, endless hiking and biking trails, world-class skiing, a vibrant arts and dining scene, and a mild climate with excellent schools and a strong sense of community.

• Overnight 4/10 schedule for better work life balance
• Managing the Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery CVICU and floor patients
• Fielding outpatient phone calls from post-operative patients
• The in-house APP manages in-house call from 8:30pm-6:30am
• CVICU is covered by dual-trained anesthesiologist/cardiac intensivist, 7 days/week, 24/7 (not in-house in the evenings)

• Management of overnight CVICU/floor patients
• Participate in multi-disciplinary care planning and quality assurance initiatives
• Provide direct care, counseling, history and physical examinations, and teaching to the adult cardiac surgical patient population in the inpatient setting
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Develop appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on diagnostic findings
• Order medications and write prescriptions according to organizational policies and procedures
• Provide high quality and timely documentation
• Perform bedside procedures appropriate to the patient population
• Discuss patient data with other physicians and professionals in a multidisciplinary setting
• Demonstrate expert clinical judgment to function in an independent role
• Complete continuing medical education as per state regulations and national registry requirements
• Additional duties as required by the department/division

We know how fast healthcare is changing, and we push ourselves to stay ahead. The UCHealth Medical Group is physician-led and employs nearly 2,000 physicians and advanced practice providers.

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in Colorado
• PA-C certification issued by NCCPA and maintained
• Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed
• Eligible to provide services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusions from HHS/OIG or GSA
• Unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges
• Prescriptive authority as appropriate
• BLS certification (AHA or ARC)

• Full or provisional prescriptive authority eligibility; apply for prescriptive authority as a condition of employment
• Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited NP program
• NP certification issued by ANCC or AANPCB and maintained
• Unrestricted NP license in state of practice or compact privileges
• Unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges
• Full prescriptive authority
• Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed
• Eligible to provide services with Medicare and Medicaid
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusions from HHS/OIG or GSA
• BLS certification (AHA or ARC)

• Competitive compensation: pay range $115,000 - $150,765 plus 10% overnight differential
• Annual Quality Value Incentive Plan (QVIP) up to $10,000
• Relocation bonus up to $10,000 if eligible
• Paid malpractice
• CME up to $3,500 and up to 5 days annually
• 403(b) with employer matching; 457(b) option if eligible
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program eligibility with employer assistance
• STD and LTD coverage options
• Wellness benefits and voluntary benefits
• PTO, family and medical leave, and…