Full Job Description
Hospital Details
- 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’s Health, and Family Medicine
- Strong, collaborative hospital program
- Level II Trauma Center
- Epic EMR
Emergency Department
ED Volume: 55,000
- 25% admission rate with broad pathology
- Newly renovated department with 49 private rooms and 3 major resuscitation bay
- All diagnostics modalities available 24/7/365
- Radiology available 24/7
- System-wide use of Epic EMR
- Robust call panel
- Level II Trauma Center
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.
Career Details
Seeking Experienced Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner
At USACS, 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. That’s because, 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.
Compensation
Excellent compensation with an estimated employed W-2 base pay of $60/hour to $110/hour PLUS comprehensive USACS benefits and a 10% company-funded 401k.
Additional Information
Details
- Additional Benefits: Paid Sick Leave
- ATLS certification required
USACS Benefits
$33,000 Incentive Units after 2 years of employment and completion of the USACS APP Academy
Industry-leading, practice-funded 401(k)
$2,500 annual tax-free CME/BEA ($4,500 during your first year with USACS)
Groundbreaking 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
Pioneering paid leave for deployments
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Rx coverage
Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
Unmatched medical malpractice, including tail and free litigation support. USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
Careers nationwide, from New York to Hawaii. Internal USACS STAT Traveling Physicians.
National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected USACS Physicians.
Evidence-based Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) and experienced Physicians available 24/7/365 to assist you.
Dedicated Clinician Advocates for a personalized concierge-style service and the USACS Annual Assembly, open for all Clinicians to attend.
Scholars (leadership training), Efficiency Academy, plus more.