Gastroenterology Clinic Advanced Practice Provider

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Gastroenterology APP (Advanced Practice Provider), you will be a vital member of our healthcare team, delivering specialized gastroenterological care within a supportive clinic environment. Join us to leverage your expertise in GI care and contribute to a patient-centered approach that embodies our organizational mission and core values.

Every day you will take personal accountability for delivering comprehensive gastroenterology care, working collaboratively with physician partners to ensure safe diagnostic testing and an optimal plan of care for your patients.  You will function as an expert practitioner, educator, consultant, and researcher, fostering a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to digestive health.

To be successful in this role, you will be a certified Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, with a strong background of at least 2 years experience in Gastroenterology. You will possess exceptional clinical assessment skills, the ability to formulate diagnosis, and a commitment to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care. 

• Provide comprehensive direct patient care: This includes conducting clinical examinations, interpreting test results, developing and managing patient care plans, writing orders and prescriptions, and facilitating admissions, discharges, and specialist referrals.
• Collaborate and coordinate care: Work closely with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and specialists to ensure optimal patient outcomes, actively participating in the development and evaluation of clinical care provision.
• Educate and advocate for patients: Deliver essential patient and family education on health problems, treatment plans, self-care, and prevention, while also serving as a resource and advocate for patients throughout their medical journey.
• Maintain meticulous documentation and records: Accurately and confidentially document all patient interactions, interventions, responses, and outcomes in patient charts and medical records, including discharge summaries.

We are offering a competitive base salary of $152,345, complemented by an incentive plan, a $6,374 sign-on bonus, and up to $10,000 in relocation assistance. We prioritize your professional growth with dedicated CME funds and generous 401(k) matching, along with flexible time away to support your work-life balance. 

Job Requirements

Required:

Nurse Practitioner:

• Master’s degree in nursing as Nurse Practitioner
• Registered Nurse Practitioner Licensure for; and listed on the state Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Registry
• required. Board certified as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, in applicable population foci and/or subspecialty required.
• RN License required
• BLS from the American Heart Association required 
• ACLS from the American Heart Association required
• Have Prescriptive Authority (RXN) or have Provisional Prescriptive Authority (RXN-P), if applicable for role with associated articulated plan

Physician Assistant:

• Masters graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program required
• PA Certification by N.C.C.P.A. and current mid-level provider license by the state of Colorado required
• BLS from the American Heart Association required
• ACLS from the American Heart Association may be required 

Preferred:

• Two or more years prior experience in gastroenterology 

Where You’ll Work

At Longmont United Hospital, we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education. Longmont, Colorado is home to more than 2,000 acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you'll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.