Physician Assistant​/Surgery - Cardiovascular​/Colorado​/Locum Tenens​/Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Description

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.

Help make extraordinary possible.

Our well-established and highly regarded Cardiovascular Surgery program is adding a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant who possesses empathy, talent, drive, and a "patients first" mentality.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for providing personalized, evidence-based patient care at the highest level. We are looking for someone who is a good team-player, has great communications skills, eager to learn, hard-worker and has a passion for the cardiac care patient population.

REQUIRED:

? 2-3 years of Cardiovascular Surgery experience and ICU patient management. ? Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, works well in a team environment, is able to work autonomously and is adaptable.

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.

We are unable to support visa candidates for this position.

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
? Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association

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 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.
? Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
? Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association

Exceptional Benefits
? This position offers a competitive compensation package:
? The pay range for this full-time position is $140, annually. Pay is dependent upon relevant experience. If applicable, a quality and/or productivity bonus may be offered.
? Relocation bonus up to $10,000, if eligible.
? Paid malpractice.
? Generous continuing medical education (CME) allowance.
? 403(b) with employer matching contribution; 457(b) voluntary option if eligible.
? Exceptional health and welfare benefits including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, disability coverage including coverage for eligible dependents.
? Wellness benefits.
? Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.
?…