Nocturnist

UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies • Loveland, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado is excited to welcome a skilled Physician Assistant to its dynamic Trauma and Acute Care Surgery team as a full-time Nocturnist, playing a key role in providing advanced overnight surgical and trauma care within one of Colorado’s leading high-acuity medical centers. Job Description: The Physician Assistant will: Provide full-spectrum trauma and acute care surgical services during overnight shifts. Manage trauma admissions, emergency general surgery, and inpatient care. Perform evaluations, develop care plans, and interpret diagnostic tests. Assist trauma surgeons with procedures, resuscitation, and operative support. Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary clinical team. Maintain all documentation and clinical workflows in Epic EMR. Practice autonomously and handle multiple complex tasks appropriately. Support quality, safety, and performance metrics of the Trauma Surgery service. Engage in professional development and potential leadership opportunities via UCHealth OAP. Not doing any locums or locum to perm UCHealth clears names system-wide. Visa sponsorship not available (No J-1 or H-1B visas accepted) Not accepting fresh graduates (must have two (2) years of trauma surgery experience or the completion of a surgical fellowship is highly preferred.

Requirements

• BLS
• NCCPA
• Colorado State License
• Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) from NCCPA
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA or American Red Cross
• Unrestricted Physician Assistant license – State of Colorado
• must have two (2) years of trauma surgery experience or the completion of a surgical fellowship is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum trauma and acute care surgical services during overnight shifts.
• Manage trauma admissions, emergency general surgery, and inpatient care.
• Perform evaluations, develop care plans, and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Assist trauma surgeons with procedures, resuscitation, and operative support.
• Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Maintain all documentation and clinical workflows in Epic EMR.
• Practice autonomously and handle multiple complex tasks appropriately.
• Support quality, safety, and performance metrics of the Trauma Surgery service.
• Engage in professional development and potential leadership opportunities via UCHealth OAP.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees