Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description:

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.”

About this role:

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. Here are just some of the highlights you can expect:

• 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. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

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

About us:

Intermountain Health isa model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost.We are anintegrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals,400clinics, and a medical group with more than5,000employed physicians and advanced practice providers acrosssixstatesin 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.Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain

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

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It meansjoining thePower of We,building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare.Realizing each caregiver,learner,and volunteer is vital toproviding care to ourpatients,becauseWEcan only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best inmedical education,research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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).
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  May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

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

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.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

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