Acute Care NP​/PA Workweek

A small, family-run, hospital-based practice in Denver is hiring NPs and PAs to care for medically complex adults across a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital, acute rehab units, and hospital backup units inside skilled nursing facilities. Many patients are ventilator-dependent and stay for weeks to a year, so you'll build real relationships with them and their families. Every new hire, experienced or not, rounds with the supervising physician for at least 3 months before practicing independently.

Many of the practice's long-term NPs started here right out of school, and several have stayed a decade or more. You'll work three 12-hour shifts a week with phone-only call, and the practice works around family schedules where it can.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of medically complex, often ventilator-dependent patients across LTAC and hospital backup unit sites
• Round with the supervising physician for 3+ months, then independently with physician and senior NP support
• Communicate closely with families, since many patients can't advocate for themselves
• Join twice-weekly multidisciplinary rounds and support nursing staff across the whole unit
• Take phone-only call as part of the rotation (no in-person call)
• Document consistently using the practice's charting approach
• Travel between Denver-metro sites as needed (compensated)

Qualifications

• Colorado NP or PA license, active or obtained by start date
• FNP, AGACNP, AGNP, AGPCNP, ANP, or PA-C
• New graduates welcome; acute, critical care, or hospital RN experience a plus
• Coachable and open to learning this practice's approach, regardless of prior experience
• Willing to complete a 3-month supervised rounding period; a 2–3 year commitment is preferred
• Comfortable serving a highly diverse patient population, including patients from correctional facilities, with respect and without judgment
• DEA not required for new grads; experienced NPs must hold an active DEA

Schedule & Compensation

• $120,000–$130,000 salary, with raises often reviewed at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and annually
• 3-day workweek | Three 12-hour shifts per week | One weekend per month | Phone-only call
• Flexible scheduling around family needs where possible
• Patient load ramps gradually toward ~24/day
• Health and dental insurance | Malpractice
• 15 PTO days in year one, and sick days don't come out of PTO
• One week of paid CME a year (airfare, program cost, and meal per diem covered)
• Licensing, CPR, and ACLS costs covered

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