Instructor

Job Details

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Cardiology

Job Title: Instructor

Position #: 00846944 – Requisition #: 39670

Job Summary:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

The Division of Cardiology at the University of Colorado is recruiting an Adult (or Adult/Gero) Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide care to patients on a non-teaching cardiology service. The patients included will typically be post-procedural or short, planned admissions. This includes patients undergoing ablations, pacemaker and AICD implantations, TAVR, MitraClip, Watchman device implantation, and Tikosyn admits. There will also be a component of general cardiology consults included. This position will involve primarily inpatient with some possibilities for ambulatory management of these patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have experience in general cardiology with some exposure to cardiac procedures.

This position is directly supervised by the Lead APP for Cardiology Platinum, Section Head for Advanced Practice and Division Chief

Key Responsibilities:

• Inpatient based management (assisting physicians and independent management) of patients on the non-teaching Cardiology service and General Cardiology consult service.
• Participating in discharge planning and transitions of care from the inpatient to the outpatient setting.
• Admissions and daily rounding on patients admitted to the non-teaching cardiology service.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

We are a nationally ranked Cardiology division and our mission is to provide the highest quality, professional and innovative cardiology care through the integration of comprehensive education and cutting-edge cardiology research. We place a high level of importance on achieving and maintaining a diverse environment that fosters excellence and rewarding opportunities.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

• State of Colorado Certified Physician's Assistant or Inclusion on the State of Colorado Advanced Practice Registry as an Advance Practice Nurse
• National Board Certification
• CPR/ACLS Certified
• Prescriptive authority

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in the clinical management of complex cardiology patients.
• Inpatient cardiology and/or critical care experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills to interact with multiple medical disciplines.
• Excellent bedside manner and physical exam skills.
• General Internal Medicine knowledge base.