Full Job Description
Trauma Surgery PA
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado is excited to welcome a skilled Physician Assistant to its dynamic Trauma and Acute Care Surgery team as a full-time Nocturnist, playing a key role in providing advanced overnight surgical and trauma care within one of Colorado’s leading high-acuity medical centers.
Job Description:
The Physician Assistant will:
- Provide full-spectrum trauma and acute care surgical services during overnight shifts.
- Manage trauma admissions, emergency general surgery, and inpatient care.
- Perform evaluations, develop care plans, and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Assist trauma surgeons with procedures, resuscitation, and operative support.
- Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Maintain all documentation and clinical workflows in Epic EMR.
- Practice autonomously and handle multiple complex tasks appropriately.
- Support quality, safety, and performance metrics of the Trauma Surgery service.
- Engage in professional development and potential leadership opportunities via UCHealth OAP.
- Not doing any locums or locum to perm
- UCHealth clears names system-wide.
- Visa sponsorship not available (No J-1 or H-1B visas accepted)
- Not accepting fresh graduates (must have two (2) years of trauma surgery experience or the completion of a surgical fellowship is highly preferred.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Annual salary ranges from $136,822 to $179,379, based on experience
- Eligible to earn up to $10,000 annually through the Quality Value Incentive Plan (QVIP)
- Relocation assistance up to $10,000 for eligible candidates
- Fully paid malpractice coverage
- CME benefits of up to $3,500 per year plus 5 CME days
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching and optional 457(b) plan for additional savings
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Employer-paid short-term disability and employer-provided long-term disability with buy-up options
- Voluntary benefits including FSA, HSA (with HDHP), identity protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
- Paid time off starting at hire, paid family and medical leave including Colorado FAMLI, and additional leave programs
- Education assistance with select degree programs fully funded and up to $5,250 per year for other approved programs
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility with free guidance provided
Submission Requirements
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE NOTED IN ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION DETAILS. REQUIRED PRIOR TO CLIENT PRESENTATION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master’s degree in PA Studies– [REQUIRED]
- NCCPA Certified – [REQUIRED] * no exceptions
- Most recent NPDB Self Query Report (within 30 days active) – [REQUIRED] * no exemption, required at presentation
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado – [REQUIRED]
- Must be eligible for DEA and Medicare/Medicaid provider status — [REQUIRED]
- Clean malpractice/license history – [HIGHLY PREFERRED]
- Must have no sanctions/exclusions from HHS/OIG or GSA — [REQUIRED]
- Must hold BLS (note in “Additional Submission Details” field) * no exemptions – [REQUIRED]
- Experience: 2 years of trauma surgery preferred OR completion of surgical fellowship – [HIGHLY PREFERRED]
- Permanent Placement Fee $18K (note in “Additional Submission Details” field)– [REQUIRED]
By submitting your applicant to this need you are acknowledging that you have checked and have no inclination that your candidate has applied directly to this position. Any candidate that has applied directly is not eligible to be onboarded through an agency.
Certification Requirements
- BLS
- NCCPA
State License Requirements
- Colorado
Additional License Requirements
- Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) from NCCPA, Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA or American Red Cross, Unrestricted Physician Assistant license – State of Colorado
About the Facility
About UCHealth
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.
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
Contact:
Conrad Feller, BSN,RN
Ascend Medical Staffing
734-497-5615
www.ascendmed.com
www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-feller-b2996250
Trauma Surgery PA
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado is excited to welcome a skilled Physician Assistant to its dynamic Trauma and Acute Care Surgery team as a full-time Nocturnist, playing a key role in providing advanced overnight surgical and trauma care within one of Colorado’s leading high-acuity medical centers.
Job Description:
The Physician Assistant will:
- Provide full-spectrum trauma and acute care surgical services during overnight shifts.
- Manage trauma admissions, emergency general surgery, and inpatient care.
- Perform evaluations, develop care plans, and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Assist trauma surgeons with procedures, resuscitation, and operative support.
- Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Maintain all documentation and clinical workflows in Epic EMR.
- Practice autonomously and handle multiple complex tasks appropriately.
- Support quality, safety, and performance metrics of the Trauma Surgery service.
- Engage in professional development and potential leadership opportunities via UCHealth OAP.
- Not doing any locums or locum to perm
- UCHealth clears names system-wide.
- Visa sponsorship not available (No J-1 or H-1B visas accepted)
- Not accepting fresh graduates (must have two (2) years of trauma surgery experience or the completion of a surgical fellowship is highly preferred.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Annual salary ranges from $136,822 to $179,379, based on experience
- Eligible to earn up to $10,000 annually through the Quality Value Incentive Plan (QVIP)
- Relocation assistance up to $10,000 for eligible candidates
- Fully paid malpractice coverage
- CME benefits of up to $3,500 per year plus 5 CME days
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching and optional 457(b) plan for additional savings
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Employer-paid short-term disability and employer-provided long-term disability with buy-up options
- Voluntary benefits including FSA, HSA (with HDHP), identity protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
- Paid time off starting at hire, paid family and medical leave including Colorado FAMLI, and additional leave programs
- Education assistance with select degree programs fully funded and up to $5,250 per year for other approved programs
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility with free guidance provided
Submission Requirements
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE NOTED IN ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION DETAILS. REQUIRED PRIOR TO CLIENT PRESENTATION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master’s degree in PA Studies– [REQUIRED]
- NCCPA Certified – [REQUIRED] * no exceptions
- Most recent NPDB Self Query Report (within 30 days active) – [REQUIRED] * no exemption, required at presentation
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado – [REQUIRED]
- Must be eligible for DEA and Medicare/Medicaid provider status — [REQUIRED]
- Clean malpractice/license history – [HIGHLY PREFERRED]
- Must have no sanctions/exclusions from HHS/OIG or GSA — [REQUIRED]
- Must hold BLS (note in “Additional Submission Details” field) * no exemptions – [REQUIRED]
- Experience: 2 years of trauma surgery preferred OR completion of surgical fellowship – [HIGHLY PREFERRED]
- Permanent Placement Fee $18K (note in “Additional Submission Details” field)– [REQUIRED]
By submitting your applicant to this need you are acknowledging that you have checked and have no inclination that your candidate has applied directly to this position. Any candidate that has applied directly is not eligible to be onboarded through an agency.
Certification Requirements
- BLS
- NCCPA
State License Requirements
- Colorado
Additional License Requirements
- Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) from NCCPA, Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA or American Red Cross, Unrestricted Physician Assistant license – State of Colorado
About the Facility
About UCHealth
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.
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
Contact:
Conrad Feller, BSN,RN
Ascend Medical Staffing
734-497-5615
www.ascendmed.com
www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-feller-b2996250