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Observation Medicine - APP (Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner)

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Observation Unit

  • OBS Volume: 4,000
  • OBS Beds: 16
  • Brand new Lutheran Hospital Campus opening August 2024

Benefits

Financial Benefits:

  • Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
  • Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
  • Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
  • Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
  • Pioneering Paid Military Leave
  • Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave

 

Intangible Benefits:

  • Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
  • National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
  • Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
  • 24/7/365 live physician support
  • USACS Orientation and Assemblies
  • Professional Development Programs including:
    • Scholars (Leadership Training)
    • Efficiency Academy
    • Engagement & Experience Academy

Hospital

  • 246-bed facility located on the western border of the Denver metroplex
  • Open for 100+ years
  • All specialties available including thriving stroke care and cardiovascular care
  • Numerous specialized programs including Human Motion Institute (Orthopedic), Comprehensive Cancer Center, Senior Service Line, Women and Family Center
  • Strong, collaborative hospital program
  • Level 2 Trauma Center 
  • Epic EMR 

community

Wheat Ridge is located in central Colorado, less than 15 minutes from Downtown Denver. The City operates under a Council-Manager form of government with an elected mayor and two Council members from each of the four districts.

There is one high school, two middle schools, seven public elementary schools, and six private schools that are part of the Jefferson County R-1 school system, which has some of the highest equivalency test scores in the nation for grades 1-12.

With more than 300 blue-sky days per year, more than San Diego or Miami Beach, Wheat Ridge has something for everyone, there are 24 parks, 274 acres of open space, four lakes and more than seven miles of nationally recognized trail along Clear Creek, not to mention the 70,000 square foot Recreation Center and an Active Adult Center.


Other USACS services at this location

Emergency Department

  • ED Volume: 61,000
  • 15% admission rate with broad pathology
  • Newly renovated department with 54 private rooms and 3 major resuscitation bays
  • All diagnostics modalities available 24/7/365
  • Radiology available 24/7
  • System-wide use of Epic EMR
  • Robust call panel
  • Level 2 Trauma Center 

Details

  • Must have 1 year of Hospitalist experience
  • 12-hour shifts, including days and nights

Overview

Seeking Experienced Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

At US Acute Care Solutions, you will have the opportunity to practice compassionate, attentive, and quality care with a group that invests in your growth, while valuing and rewarding your expertise. Our Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners work side by side with our physicians as clinical colleagues, with support through their own local, regional, and national APP leadership. As the country’s leading physician-owned acute care group, we understand how important it is to be supported in leadership by your APP colleagues to focus on what’s important: quality patient care.

Salary

  • Excellent compensation with an estimated employed W-2 base pay range of $72/hour to $95+/hour PLUS comprehensive USACS benefits and a 10% company-funded 401k.

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