Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
About the role
The UCHealth Medical Group is excited to welcome a full-time Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our team in a unique asynchronous medicine role supporting the Mason Primary Care Clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Responsibilities
- Responding to patient messages with evidence-based clinical guidance
- Ordering labs and diagnostic tests
- Managing prescription refill requests
- Facilitating specialty referrals
- Enhancing communication and patient engagement through secure messaging
- Serving as a same-day acute care provider
Requirements
- 2-3 years of Family Medicine experience, seeing patients of all ages
- Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies for Physician Assistants
- Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program for Nurse Practitioners
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of Colorado
- Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) issued by the NCCPA for Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the ANCC or AANPCB for Nurse Practitioners
- 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 HHS/OIG or GSA's 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
- Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
- Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of Colorado
- Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) issued by the NCCPA
- Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the ANCC or AANPCB
- 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 HHS/OIG or GSA's 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
Skills
- Positive and caring personality
- Innovative approach
- Autonomous work style
- Team player
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Pay range: $110,577 - $144,966 annually
- Productivity incentive may be offered
- Relocation support may be offered
- 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, and employee discounts
- 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
- 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
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.