Pulmonary Advanced Practice: Outpatient Care in Durango

CommonSpirit Health; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, seeks a Pulmonary Advanced Practice Provider to deliver outpatient pulmonary care within a collaborative team. You will evaluate and manage patients with a broad range of pulmonary conditions, develop individualized treatment plans, and work with pulmonologists, PCPs, and therapists to ensure high-quality care.

The role emphasizes patient education, preventive care, chronic disease management, and continuity of care while thriving in a mission-driven

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing as Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program.
• RN Licensure and state APN registration; board-certified APN in applicable population focus.
• Current RN license in participating state or NLC member.
• Physician Assistant license in CO or eligible to obtain.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) may be required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required.
• RXN/RXNP Prescriptive Authority or provisional authority, if applicable.
• NRP applies for hybrid work in person and telemedicine neonatology as needed.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with a broad range of pulmonary conditions in outpatient settings.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, order and interpret diagnostic testing, review pulmonary function tests and imaging.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide ongoing management of chronic pulmonary diseases.
• Collaborate with pulmonologists, primary care providers, respiratory therapists, nursing teams, and multidisciplinary specialists.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Respiratory disease management

Communication

Collaborative care

Evidence-based care

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing (NP)

Accredited School of Nursing

Job description

Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, seeks a Pulmonary Advanced Practice Provider to deliver outpatient pulmonary care within a collaborative team. You will evaluate and manage patients with a broad range of pulmonary conditions, develop individualized treatment plans, and work with pulmonologists, PCPs, and therapists to ensure high-quality care.

The role emphasizes patient education, preventive care, chronic disease management, and continuity of care while thriving in a mission-driven