Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care PRN - Green Valley Ranch
About The Position
UCHealth Medical Group and the UCHealth Urgent Care Green Valley Ranch Clinic are seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide PRN urgent-care coverage across multiple locations, including Green Valley Ranch, Northfield, Highlands Ranch, Sterling Ranch, Quincy, and Arvada West. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, interested in PRN work, and focused on excellent patient care. The provider obtains patient histories and performs assessments, orders and interprets diagnostic procedures, and treats and manages health conditions through prescriptive authority or referral. The role also includes counseling and educating patients and caregivers, and performing preventive health assessments, screenings, and immunizations. The provider must use critical thinking and decisive judgment, work with minimal supervision, and act appropriately in a fast-paced environment. Candidates need at least two years of advanced-practice-provider experience with pediatric and adult patients in urgent care or an emergency room. Family Nurse Practitioner candidates must have full prescriptive authority to be considered. The role has profession-specific education, licensing, certification, credentialing, DEA, and BLS requirements. UCHealth is a physician-led nonprofit health system; its Office of Advanced Practice supports APP integration, professional development, mentorship, communication, and leadership opportunities.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience working with pediatric and adult patients as an advanced practice provider in urgent care or an emergency room.
- Family Nurse Practitioner candidates must have full prescriptive authority to be considered.
- Physician Assistant candidates: Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies; unrestricted Colorado Physician Assistant license; PA-C certification from NCCPA, required at hire and maintained throughout employment; unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe medications commonly prescribed in practice; eligibility to provide reimbursable services and maintain Medicare and Medicaid provider status; eligibility without sanctions or exclusion from HHS/OIG or GSA federal-program exclusion lists; unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges; prescriptive authority as appropriate through the medical staff privileging process; and BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- Nurse Practitioner candidates: Full or provisional prescriptive-authority eligibility, with an application for prescriptive authority required as a condition of employment; master's degree in Nursing and graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program; ANCC or AANPCB Nurse Practitioner certification, required at hire and maintained throughout employment; unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact; unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges; full prescriptive authority; unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe medications commonly prescribed in practice; eligibility to provide reimbursable services and maintain Medicare and Medicaid provider status; eligibility without sanctions or exclusion from HHS/OIG or GSA federal-program exclusion lists; and BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Obtain patient histories and perform assessments through observation, interview, and examination.
- Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures.
- Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions through prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
- Counsel and educate patients and their families or caregivers about preventive health, treatment options, and community resources.
- Perform preventive health assessments, screenings, and immunizations.
- Use critical thinking and decisive judgment, work with minimal supervision, and take appropriate action in a fast-paced environment.
- Provide PRN coverage across multiple locations, including Green Valley Ranch, Northfield, Highlands Ranch, Sterling Ranch, Quincy, and Arvada West.
Benefits
- Paid malpractice.
- Wellness benefits.
- Employee discount programs.
- Eligible to participate in the 403(b) retirement plan.
- A quality and/or productivity bonus may be offered, if applicable.
