University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: School of Medicine | Department of Family Medicine

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant – Department of Family Medicine Flex APP - Sr. Instructor – CU Medicine Family Medicine – Float

Position #00828383 – Requisition #35272

Job Summary:

In the context of a clinical care team and Patient Centered Medical Home practices, provide float coverage at the UCHealth/Department of Family Medicine North Metro clinic locations to include the Anschutz Medical Campus, Boulder and Westminster.  This position will provide full-spectrum ambulatory care including, but not limited to, chronic disease management, acute and “urgent” care, and wellness and preventative care for adult and pediatric patients both in person and via virtual visits. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) evaluates, assesses, diagnoses, prescribes and educates patients regarding their particular illness or chronic disease.  The position provides high quality primary care to all patients, evaluate and treat acute and chronic problems for the patient population, complete histories, thorough assessments and physical examinations on all patients with accurate and complete documentation reflected in medical records and collaborates and communicates with other departments and colleagues, such as the pharmacy to ensure optimal patient care.

TOTAL FTE COMMITMENT:   1.00 cFTE (32 hours of appointable clinic hours per week and 8 hours per week of clinical administrative time (paperwork, documentation, required meetings, required trainings, etc.) for 45 weeks/year.

Examples of Work Performed

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• New tasks appear continuously throughout the day, plan to check in-box continually during clinic hours and over the lunch hour.
• Refill medications, review chart in detail, check PDMP for controlled substances.  Task to front desk if patient needs to schedule an appointment.
• Review any "flagged" labs and notify patient of results.
• Answer MHC messages either with a message that their PCP is away and will answer when back or take care of the message completely; protocols to be developed.
• Place referrals if appropriate.   
• Attempt to close the loop in as many tasks as possible. 

A.    Clinical/Direct Patient Care

In person, acute care/same day access appointments and patient education based on clinic location staffing needs; no patient empanelment. 

• Provide quality, accessible, cost-effective primary care for patients served by University of Colorado Hospitals and other DFM sites as designated.
• Provide direct patient care for acute care patients who require/request same-day appointments.
• Collaborate as appropriate with medical staff in the care of complex patients. 
• Interact with other health professionals to create guidelines and coordinate patient care.
• Collaborate with other team members in ch