Clinical Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department:  School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology

Job Title: Clinical Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Position # 00835553 – Requisition #37034 

Job Summary:

The Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology has part-time, clinical 0.1 FTE faculty position at the rank of Clinical Instructor for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA). Under the direction of the full-time faculty or designee, this position provides inpatient and outpatient medical care services primarily at the University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Medical Campus (UCH AMC). The Surgical Oncology program at the University of Colorado Hospital is a high volume, high acuity service.  The candidate will be expected to provide independent clinical services for patients seen in the Liver & Neuroendocrine Multidisciplinary Program.  There will be involvement in the complete spectrum of care from initial patient contact through discharge.  Specific duties of the position will include outpatient clinic responsibilities, including performing history and physical exam, ordering and interpreting lab and radiology tests, presenting at the multidisciplinary conference, documentation and sign-out. Close collaboration with the surgeons, APPs, hospital and clinical staff will be necessary.  Eligibility for prescriptive authority is required.

The Division of Surgical Oncology is seeking an energetic individual(s) for a full-time APP position to join the growing Surgical Oncology Program.  The title for this position would be Instructor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Colorado. Individual(s) hired will work directly with surgical oncology faculty.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and manage surgical oncology patients in the Liver and Neuroendocrine Multidisciplinary clinic.  This includes obtaining a thorough history and physical exam, ordering appropriate testing, enacting a treatment plan and counseling patients regarding their condition and prognosis.
• Coverage of other multidisciplinary programs, if needed.
• Developing and running the Benign Liver Lesions surveillance clinic.
• Running and collaborating with Surgical Oncologists for the Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Program, including managing outpatient needs for these patients.
• On-call weekend & holiday inpatient coverage at Highlands Ranch Hospital, every 6-8 weeks.
• Close collaboration with surgical oncology surgeons, sub-specialty surgeons, surgical residents, emergency medicine physicians, intensivists and hospital staff will be necessary.  Frequent collaboration with allied health teams (care manager, social worker, care coordinator) for patient disposition planning
• Professional interaction with referring physicians and staff, emergency medical personnel and primary care providers is essential.
• The NP/PA will be a critical part of service continuity and a link between the inpatient and outpatient environments for patients.
• Participate in clinic sponsored educational opportunities.
• Provide monitoring and continuity of care for patients between physician visits.
• Attend required meetings and participate in committees as requested.
• Maintain competency and enhance professional growth and development through continuing education, conferen