Advanced Practice Provider (APP)/(PA/NP/APRN)/Medicine/ Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine/Instructor

Job Summary:

The Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine is seeking an energetic individual for a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant position within the In-Patient Pulmonary Vascular Disease program in the Comprehensive Lungs and Breathing (CLB) Program of the University of Colorado Hospital. The position would hold the title of Instructor of Medicine within the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine.

The Division oversees a regionally and internationally recognized referral center for the care of patients with all forms of pulmonary disease and critical illness. The Pulmonary Vascular Disease program is a certified Pulmonary Hypertension Cater Center (PHCC), the first in the Rocky Mountain Region), and the only CTEPH and HHT centers in the region. We have an active PE response team which coordinates the acute care of this patient population at the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC). The responsibilities would include the assessment and ongoing management of patients with underlying pulmonary vascular disease such as Pulmonary Hypertension, Chronic Thromboembolic Disease, and Pulmonary Embolism. The provider would work closely with the physicians within the Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Program within the Pulmonary Vascular Disease pillar and would care for patients on the inpatient pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary embolism response teams (PERT). The provider would help organize the multi-disciplinary conferences for these respective services and help gather and present data within these conferences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inpatient assessment and care of patients with pulmonary vascular disease.

• Assisting physicians in the care of this same patient population.

• Participation in multi-disciplinary conferences and presentation of patients within these same conferences.

• Scheduling of evaluations and tests

• Engaging and communicating with consulting services.

• Enrollment and follow-up of patients in clinical trials, where appropriate.

• Occasional follow up of in-patients in the ambulatory setting.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

About the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Thank you for your interest in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado! Our over 140 faculty are located across four sites: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, National Jewish Health, Denver Health, and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System.

We are very proud of our long and illustrious history. Many seminal discoveries in pulmonary and critical care medicine occurred here in Denver, including advances in tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, airway disease, cancer, and critical care. Many of our former trainees have taken leadership roles in academic medicine, including Division and Department Chairs, Deans, and American Thoracic Society Presidents.

We continue to enhance all aspects of our division and training program, and as a result, we have seen tremendous and sustained growth. The clinical practice sites have built new hospitals, and there are multiple new research buildings across the campuses. We have been fortunate to recruit tremendous new faculty members while retaining many of our former trainees.

About the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $704 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

• Nurse Practitioners should be board certified or board eligible for certification in acute care

• Physician’s Assistants should have acute and/or critical care experience

• Eligible or licensed in Colorado (would need to obtain CO license before working)