Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner, PRN, Urgent Care Clinic

Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP) PRN

Share your talents in providing compassionate and high quality care to patients at the Urgent Care Clinic.  We need your expertise to keep our community healthy and thriving!    

Where you’ll live:

Some define happiness by their job title and salary, while others pursue quality of life. Our community combines the best of both worlds by fostering a growing outdoor industry business hub in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The Gunnison Valley, which includes the towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte, is a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and adventurers. We are deeply connected with our surrounding environment, neighbors and growing community. This is the kind of place where hard work is rewarded, whether that means a day on the mountain or at the office.

Benefits:

Here at Gunnison Valley Health, your good work will be rewarded.  In addition to a competitive salary, a generous and affordable medical/dental/vision plan, and a matching 401(a) there are other great perks including:

• Unique and generous benefits to include a Lifestyle Spending Account, Matched retirement starting on day 1, as well as a dependent care matching plan
• A culture that values continuing education, backed up by a robust tuition reimbursement plan.
• No traffic, and a scenic commute to the office

Requirements:

To be seriously considered for this role, you’ll need to have:

• Education:  Graduate of a physician assistant training program accredited by the ARC-PA. OR

  Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program and successful passing of a national licensing examination and/or the National Commission on Certification of Family Nurse Practitioners

• Experience: 2 years of experience as an APP in Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care
• Licenses/Certification: The Physician Assistant (PA) will maintain certification in good standing with the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

          The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will maintain licensure in good standing with the Colorado Board of Nursing. 

           ACLS, PALS, BLS. ATLS will be completed within one year of hire

Responsibilities:

We are committed to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional care and services.  As part of the team at Urgent Care you will:

• The APP shall make a chart note for every patient for whom the APP performs any act defined as the practice of medicine in § 12-36-106(1), C.R.S. When an APP consults with any physician about a patient, the APP shall document in the chart note the name of the physician consulted and the date of the consultation
• Demonstrates the ability to take responsibility and ownership for the outcome of all actions and decisions.
• Demonstrates the ability to work with others toward a shared purpose or goal by collaborating, partnering, or cooperating with others.

Physical Requirements:

Occasionally (1-33%) Sitting, crouching/squatting, stooping

Frequently (34-66%) Standing, walking, change position, reaching, reach across midline, handling, pinching, stairs, lifting (0-20 lbs), carrying (0-20 lbs), pushing/pulling (20-50 lbs)

Continuously (37-100%) - Must be able to see clearly with corrective eye wear, must be able to hear clearly with assistance

Compensation: PA: $52.79 - $63.75/hr, depending on experience

NP: $51.11 - $61.33/hour DOE

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Gunnison Valley Health provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

There is no deadline to apply for this position; we are accepting applications on an ongoing basis until a finalist is selected.