Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Nocturnist

About the role

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, interested in working full-time, and focused on excellent patient care. The position details include two years of trauma surgery experience or the completion of a surgical fellowship, located at UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO, with 12-hour overnight shifts (7P-7A).

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues.
• Work well in a team environment as well as autonomously.
• Balanced workload with multiple tasks.

Requirements

• 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 NCCPA.
• 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.

For Physician Assistants

• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado.
• Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) issued by the NCCPA.
• 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

• 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 under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement.
• 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

Excellent communication skills, teamwork, and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Benefits

• Starting and relocation bonus offered up to $35,000.
• Annual Quality Value Incentive Plan (QVIP) of up to $10,000.
• Relocation bonus of up to $10,000, if eligible.
• 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; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank.
• Educational benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% tuition, books, and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.

Pay

The starting and maximum salary range for this full-time position is $136,822 - $179,379 annually. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Schedule

The schedule is 12-hour overnight shifts (7P-7A).

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. UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.