Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Teleneurology

About the role

The UCHealth Medical Group and the Teleneurology team are seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their growing virtual health team. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, interested in full-time work, and focused on excellent patient care.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of clinical neurology experience required.
• Epic EMR is utilized system-wide.
• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies or Full or provisional prescriptive authority eligibility for Nurse Practitioners.
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of Colorado.
• 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).
• 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.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.

Qualifications

• Physician Assistant:
  • Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
  • PA-C issued by the NCCPA
  • Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit
  • Full or provisional prescriptive authority eligibility
  • Unrestricted medical staff membership
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Nurse Practitioner:
  • Full or provisional prescriptive authority eligibility
  • Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the ANCC or AANPCB
  • Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges
  • Unrestricted medical staff membership
  • Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including a pay range of $115,000 - $150,765 annually, with a productivity incentive.
• Paid malpractice.
• Continuing medical education (CME) of up to $3,500 and up to 5 days annually.
• 403(b) with employer matching contribution; 457(b) voluntary option if eligible.
• Exceptional health and welfare benefits including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and disability coverage including coverage for eligible dependents.
• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program.
• UCHealth provides employer-paid short-term disability (STD) coverage as a supplement to Colorado FAMLI, offering up to 66.67% of your base pay.
• We also offer employer-provided long-term disability (LTD) coverage, which equals 50% of your base pay, up to $17,500 per month. Additionally, you have the option to buy up LTD coverage to 60% or 66.7%.
• 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.
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% tuition, books, and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year.

About UCHealth

UCHealth is an innovative, nonprofit health system that delivers the highest quality medical care with an excellent patient experience. UCHealth includes 33,000 employees, 14 acute-care hospitals, and hundreds of physicians across Colorado, southern Wyoming, and western Nebraska. With University of Colorado Hospital on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as its academic anchor and the only adult academic medical center in the region, UCHealth is dedicated to providing unmatched patient care in the Rocky Mountain West. Offering more than 150 clinic locations, UCHealth provides extensive community benefits and pushes the boundaries of medicine through advanced treatments and clinical trials, improving health through innovation.