"Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant - Department of Family Medicine Flex APP - Sr. Instructor - UCHealth Primary Care - Lone Tree"

Job Summary

Within an outpatient ambulatory practice setting, within the context of a clinical care team and a Patient Centered Medical Home Residency practice, 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. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) evaluates, assesses, diagnosis, 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 virtual care, including via telehealth appointments.

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.).

Examples of Work Performed

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

1. Clinical Administration (0 - .50 Flex FTE): In addition to clinical administrative time of 8 hours per week described above per 1.0 cFTE, provide Epic in-basket management support remotely for clinicians as directed by the Medical Director/Associate Medical Director.
2. Clinical/Direct Patient Care (.50 - 1.00 FTE flex time on-site): Empaneled clinician that is right sized based on cFTE. Clinic flex time as needed by the clinic for schedule leveling; no call pool participation.

Clinical Administration

Provide off-site Epic in-basket management support to patients' the provider has seen and is following up on as well as patients seen by other clinic's providers when they are away on vacation or FMLA.

1. Meet with the Medical Director/Associate Medical Director monthly to discuss needs and schedule.
2. Log in to Epic based on clinic needs and as directed by the Clinic Medical Directors to see if any Critical Labs or on-call issues arose overnight.
3. New tasks appear continuously throughout the day, plan to check in-box continually during clinic hours and over the lunch hour.
4. Refill medications, review chart in detail, check PDMP for controlled substances. Task to front desk if patient needs to schedule an appointment.
5. Review any "flagged" labs and notify patient of results.
6. 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.
7. Place referrals if appropriate.
8. Attempt to close the loop in as many tasks as possible.

Clinical/Direct Patient Care

In person, appointments and patient education based on clinic location staffing needs; clinic flex time as requested by the clinic for schedule leveling; will carry a panel of patients based on cFTE.

1. Provide quality, accessible, cost-effective primary care for patients served by University of Colorado Hospitals and other DFM sites as designated.
2. Provide direct patient care for empaneled patients or same day acute care patients who require/request same-day appointments.
3. Collaborate as appropriate with medical staff in the care of complex patients.
4. Interact with other health professionals to create guidelines and coordinate patient care.
5. Collaborate with other team members in chronic disease management and patient care management.
6. Will not participate in afterhours call pool.
7. Provide quality care for other populations as assigned.
8. Support and collaborate with medical, nursing and office staff.

Other Duties

As part of being a faculty member in an academic environment, participate in educational and research activities as opportunities present themselves and/or other duties as assigned by clinical leadership.

Work Location: Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Senior Instructor Minimum Qualifications

• Masters/Doctor of Nursing practice degree or graduation from an NCCPA-approved physician assistant program
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado.
• Completion of required 1,000 hours (provisional prescription authority/mentorship) or other minimum as defined by State of Colorado in order to obtain full prescriptive authority and DEA registration.
• Medicare/Medicaid credentials.
• Unrestricted DEA license and current CPR license.
• National certification by ANCC or AANP as family or adult nurse practitioner (if FNP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years (full time) of FNP experience working in a Patient Centered Medical Home/Ambulatory Family Medicine practice
• Experience working with Epic or another EHR.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served; the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the office's policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates cultural humility and commitment to minimizing implicit bias in clinical care.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To be successful in this position, candidates will need the following:

• Ability to consult with supervisory physicians on patient care and administrative issues.
• Able to document history, physical examinations, assessments and treatment plans for each patient by using the electronic medical record and enter follow-up diagnostic testing and laboratory studies that have been ordered.
• Able to discuss and promote wellness for all patients.
• Knows when and how to refer patients to other health care professionals when the care that needs to be provided is beyond their scope of practice.
• Proven effectiveness in working with individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds
• Working knowledge of HIPAA.
• Ability to prioritize and respond to emergencies in a calm manner.
• Ability to verbalize information/directions clearly and concisely.
• Ability to administer patient medications properly.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to analyze, prioritize, and resolve patient and office problems.
• Ability to participate effectively as a member of a team.
• Ability to simultaneously perform multiple tasks and complete administrative duties correctly and on time.

How to Apply

For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position
2. Curriculum vitae / Resume
3. Five professional references including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address

Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers.

Questions should be directed to: Lydia Lyon Lydia.lyon@cuanschutz.edu

Anticipated Pay Range

HIRING RANGE:

Senior Instructor

$101,450 - $147,522