Physician Assistant- Orthopedic Hand Surgery

Description

Are you hungry to learn and willing to go above and beyond in your training and in your career? Are you a confident self-starter who can work autonomously but also have the humility and self-awareness to know when to ask questions? Are you collaborative and patient-focused?

If so, please read on!

The UCHealth Orthopedics team in Colorado Springs, is looking for a bright, hard-working Physician Assistant to join their upper extremity team supporting primarily hand/wrist and elbow diagnoses.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 80hrs per pay-period

2.5 - 3 days/week in clinic and 1.5 - 2 days/week first assisting in the OR/in-office procedures.

Call: Primarily practice/clinic call with potential to aid in evening/weekend operational call, determined by physician team.

Locations: Eastview Medical Center and Interquest Medical Center (clinic locations) and MHC, MHN, EV ASC and GVH as potential OR facilities

The pay range for this position is $51.75 - $69.61/ hour. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of a physician, provides direct diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to patients in Orthopedics.

Obtain patient history and perform assessment via observation, interview, and examination.

Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures.

Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.

When applicable: Perform preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and care. scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision

Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Provide counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventive health, treatment options and community resources

Be extraordinary

Essential:

• Basic Life Support

• Physician Assistant

• Procedures:

Ortho Hand/Upper Extremity

General Ortho

• Other information:

Minimum Required Education: Completion of a nationally accredited educational program for Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners

Required Licensure/Certification:

• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado. Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice.

• Appropriate credentialing through Medical Staff Services.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider.

• Relevant life support certification as determined at position level.

• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusions from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspector General (HHS/OIG) Cumulative Sanction Report or the General Services Administration's (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs

• Eligible to provide reimbursable Physician services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.

Minimum Experience: 2 years

• IF APPLICABLE: BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need to be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.)

About UCHealth

Exceptional Benefits

We expect you to live a balanced life and enjoy the Colorado lifestyle. Our competitive compensation package includes:

• Full medical, dental and vision coverage

• 403(b) Matching Retirement Plan

• Paid time off. Start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options

• Continuing education reimbursement ($3,500 per fiscal year)

• Wellness benefits

• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance

• Tuition reimbursement and education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment

UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth is an innovative, nonprofit health system that delivers the highest quality medical care with an excellent patient experience. UCHealth includes 33,000 employees, 14 acute-care hospitals and hundreds of physicians across Colorado, southern Wyoming and western Nebraska. With University of Colorado Hospital on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as its academic anchor and the only adult academic medical center in the region, UCHealth is dedicated to providing unmatched patient care in the Rocky Mountain West. Offering more than 150 clinic locations, UCHealth provides extensive community benefits and pushes the boundaries of medicine through advanced treatments and clinical trials, improving health through innovation.

Going beyond quality requires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, like us, that the world of medicine is ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, not what is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of us can find extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll do everything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career. There are no limits to your potential here.

The UCHealth Medical Group Office of Advanced Practice (OAP) actively supports the integration of APPS throughout the medical group to promote optimal and excellent patient care. We are committed to supporting APP practice and professional development while cultivating community and connection among all members of the healthcare team. We do this through bi-directional communication, mentorship, and leadership development which can lead to opportunities for APP involvement in committees and leadership positions.

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UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.