Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Medicine
Colorado Springs, CO 80923-2601
| Specialty | Emergency Medicine |
|---|---|
| Profession | Nurse Practitioner |
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. Thats because, as the countrys leading Physician-owned acute care group, we understand how important it is to be supported in leadership by your APP colleagues to focus on whats important: quality patient care.
Details
- Excellent compensation with an estimated employed W-2 base pay range of $65/hour to $95/hour PLUS comprehensive USACS benefits and a 10% company-funded 401k.
- Additional Benefits: Paid Sick Leave
- EM Experience required
- NP's must be Certified ACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioners)
- ATLS certification required
Hospital Details
- 150-bed, Acute Care hospital
- St. Francis has been named One of Americas 50 Best Hospitals for 10 years in a row (2008 - 2017) by Healthgrades
- Southern Colorado's only Magnet Recognized hospital
- Emergency Medicine Physicians actively engage with all major hospital committees, including Chief of Staff, Director of Peer Review, Credentials Committee, and Quality Committee
Emergency Department
ED Volume: 44,000
- ED built in 2019
- Level III Trauma Center
- 26 main ED treatment rooms
- 44 beds, including 6 quick treatment beds
- Close proximity to all Radiology services, with bedside Ultrasound
- Flexible documentation system using templates and voice recognition
- Scribe service available
- Fully mature PA program with 15+ years of full PA integration
- ED managed Observation Unit
- Incentive-based compensation
- Epic EMR
- Recipient of the Healthgrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award for three years in a row
- Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Emergency Medicine for three years in a row
- Five-Star Recipient for Emergency Medicine for three years in a row (2010-2012)
- Opportunities to teach students and residents
- Active EMS program including a helicopter EMS program and paramedic education program
Community
At the base of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs is home to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the Olympic Training Center, and the U.S. Senior Open. An outdoor paradise, the city features 265 miles of park and urban trails and more than 5,000 acres of open space. Its close proximity to skiing, hiking, mountain biking, road biking, and fishing makes it an ideal community for families and outdoor enthusiasts.
Colorado Springs has been recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, the #1 Mountain Community by Money Magazine, and a Best Town by Outside Magazine.
With some of the top public school systems in the state, Colorado Springs is an excellent place to raise a family while enjoying a lifestyle centered around living, working, and playing in the mountains.
