Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Thoracic Surgery First Assist - land

Overview

At UCHealth, our mission is simple - to improve lives. That starts with you. We improve lives through fresh ideas, innovative approaches and an unwavering commitment to world-class care. Help make extraordinary possible. Our well-established and highly regarded Thoracic Surgery program is adding a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant who possesses empathy, talent, drive, and a "patients first" mentality. The ideal candidate will have a passion for providing personalized, evidence-based patient care at the highest level.

We are looking for someone who is a good team-player, has great communications skills, eager to learn, hard-worker and has a passion for the cardiac care patient population.

The job description indicates a role within a Thoracic Surgery program requiring delivery of high-quality patient care in a team setting. Specific day-to-day responsibilities are not enumerated in detail, but the candidate should be prepared to provide patient care support aligned with thoracic/cardiac services and ICU management, in collaboration with physicians and the healthcare team.

• 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

This position offers a competitive compensation package:

• The pay range for this full-time position is $131,868 - $177,379 annually. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
• 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,…