Open Rank – Nocturnist Medical ICU Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Job Title:  Open Rank – Nocturnist Medical ICU Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

Position #00837221 – Requisition #37273

Job Summary:

The Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine has an opening for multiple full-time Faculty positions.

The University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division is seeking applications for energetic, collegial individuals for a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner OR Physician’s Assistant) position to provide nighttime coverage within the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of the University of Colorado Hospital. 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 responsibilities would include the assessment and ongoing management of patients with underlying pulmonary disease and critical illness. The provider would work closely with the physicians (including residents, fellows, and other trainees) within the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). A full-time nocturnist position is hired to work ten (12-hour shifts) per month, on average.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inpatient evaluation and management of acute and critically ill patients with complex medical and pulmonary diseases.
• Staff the Medical Intensive Care Unit and/or Medical Surgical Progressive Care Unit.
• Ordering and interpreting tests and evaluations for patient management
• Collaborating with consulting services on patient management
• Perform invasive procedures with appropriate credentials
• Provide cross-coverage for other service lines within the Division as needed (for example: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team)
• Staff other service lines within the Division as needed (for example: pulmonary consults, critical care consults, Rapid Response Team)
• Support the educational mission of the division
• Other duties assigned by the Lead Advanced Practice Provider and/or the Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs 

This description is a summary only and is describing the general level of work being performed, it is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time and/or based on business need. We reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and/or hiring authority.

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, int