Family Nurse Practitioner; FNP

Ready for a Little Colorado Adventure? Bring Your FNP Skills to Tribal Healthcare!

Love the idea of combining your work with a little mountain time? Eastern Shawnee Staffing Solutions (ESSS) is looking for an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) for a contract assignment at the Ute Mountain Ute Health Center in Towaoc, Colorado. You’ll care for patients of all ages, enjoy a Monday–Friday schedule with no weekends or holidays, and have the Four Corners region waiting to be explored on your days off.

We’re looking for an FNP with at least two years of experience who’s comfortable caring for everyone from little ones to older adults. IHS or Tribal healthcare experience is a plus. This role includes both scheduled appointments and walk‑ins, with an opportunity to make a difference in an outpatient Tribal healthcare setting.
The contract is a minimum of six months, with multiple extension possibilities for providers interested in staying longer.

• Organization: Ute Mountain Ute Service Unit
• Facility: Ute Mountain Ute Health Center
• Location: Towaoc, Colorado
• Position: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• Contract Type: 1099 Independent Contractor
• Contract Length: Minimum 6 months, with multiple extension possibilities
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, day shift
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Target
  
  Start date:
  
  January 2027
• Setting: Fully onsite outpatient primary care
• Patient Population: All ages, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients

Learn more about the facility:
Ute Mountain Ute Health Center – Indian Health Service.

Towaoc puts you in the heart of the Four Corners region, with Mesa Verde National Park, Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park, and outdoor adventures nearby. Regional ski destinations include Purgatory, Telluride, Wolf Creek, and Silverton Mountain.

• Provide primary care to patients across the lifespan in an outpatient clinic.
• Evaluate and treat acute illnesses, chronic conditions, and routine healthcare needs.
• Provide women’s health services.
• Conduct physical exams, wellness visits, preventive screenings, and age-appropriate assessments.
• Provide pediatric care, including well-child visits, sick visits, and developmental screenings.
• See scheduled patients and accommodate walk‑in visits.
• Diagnose conditions, prescribe medications within scope of practice, and develop treatment plans.
• Provide immunizations, preventive care, and patient education.
• Coordinate follow‑up care and collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).

• Temporary, fully onsite 1099 independent contractor assignment.
• Minimum six-month commitment, with multiple extension possibilities.
• The facility prefers providers interested in longer‑term contracts.
• Credentialing may take up to 90 days.
• Competitive contract compensation; details will be discussed during the recruiting process.
• Local and travel candidates are welcome.
• Additional duties may be assigned as needed to support clinic operations.

Eastern Shawnee Staffing Solutions follows an Indian Preference Policy. Preference is given to qualified Native American candidates in accordance with applicable laws. Enrolled Eastern Shawnee Tribal Members receive preference when their experience, qualifications, training, and all other job criteria are equal. Members or citizens of other federally recognized Tribes receive second preference under the same criteria, followed by other applicants.

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What We’re Looking For

• Family Nurse Practitioner with a minimum of 2 years of recent clinical NP experience
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• Experience treating patients of all ages, including…