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.
Essential:
- Basic Life Support
- Physician Assistant
- Procedures: Ortho Hand/Upper Extremity, General Ortho
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.
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.
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.
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