Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Paid time off

License reimbursement

Malpractice insurance coverage

Annual CME allowance

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. invites you to join a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. You will support a neurosurgeon’s practice and assist in surgical cases as part of a growing brain and spine care continuum.

The role requires an active Colorado medical license, APRN or PA-C, BLS, and DEA, with credentialing through Intermountain Health. Expect a five-day work week and approximately seven days of on-call coverage per month, including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program.
• Active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, or the ability to obtain one.
• BLS certification and DEA
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health's credentialing process

Responsibilities

• Support a Neurosurgeon’s practice at St. Joseph Clinic and assist in surgical cases at Intermountain Health St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO.
• Provide call coverage in support of the neurosurgeon, approximately 7 days per month, including weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Grow Primary Care referral base within Intermountain Health Medical Group

Education

APRN or PA-C degree

Colorado medical license

BLS certification and DEA

Job description

About this role

When you join us, you'll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of "helping people live the healthiest lives possible."

You will be a part of creating a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at St. Joseph Hospital where you will help build on an already solid foundation of a broad continuum of care for brain and spine patients.

• Support a Neurosurgeon's practice at St. Joseph Clinic and assist in surgical cases at Intermountain Health St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO
• This is a 5 day work week M-F
• Provide call coverage in support of the neurosurgeon, approximately 7 days per month, including weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Growing Primary Care referral base within Intermountain Health Medical Group

How we'll support you

We care about your wellbeing, which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development.

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What you'll bring

• APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
• Active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, or the ability to obtain one
• BLS certification and DEA
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health's credentialing process

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location

Location:

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City: Denver

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$57.33 - $88.47

About us

Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us.

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health? It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver, learner, and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in medical education, research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.