Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Pulmonary and Critical CareNocturnist

Responsibilities

• Inpatient care is primarily located at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO, and UCHealth Greeley Hospital in Greeley, CO. Additionally, you may be asked to help cover at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO.
• Night shifts are from 7:00 pm through 7:00 am.
• Manage pulmonary patients across the inpatient floor, step-down unit, and intensive care unit in collaboration with pulmonology and critical care physicians
• Conduct daily rounding, respond to new consults, and manage patient admissions and discharges
• Perform comprehensive histories and physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and develop and implement treatment plans.
• Perform advanced procedures consistent with training, credentialing, and scope of practice.
• Initial orientation will focus on hospital management of pulmonary and critical care patients.
• Northern Colorado is a growing area, and UCHealth is growing to meet the demands of our community. Thus, the pulmonary/critical care APP role and responsibilities are subject to grow and change in the future.
• Epic EMR is utilized system-wide.

• Adult/Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNPC-AG) or a Physician Assistant with acute care experience.
• Critical care experience (RN ICU experience, completion of critical care fellowship, or previous work experience in an ICU).
• Pulmonary experience.

• 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.

• Full or provisional prescriptive authority eligibility is required. Provider must apply for prescriptive authority as a condition of employment.
• 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
• 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.

• The pay range for this full-time position is $109,457 – $143,500 annually. Pay is dependent on applicant’s relevant experience. A productivity incentive may be offered for this position.
• Relocation bonus of up to $10,000, if eligible.
• Paid malpractice.
• Continuing medical education (CME) of up to $3,500 and up to…