Ortho Trauma APP - Grand Junction, United States - Intermountain Healthcare

Description

Job Description:
Intermountain Healthcare (Legacy SCL Health Medical Group)

Your day.

Join a collaborative group of Orthopedic Trauma providers currently consisting of 12 surgeons and 5 ortho trauma APPs on the beautiful Western Slope of Colorado.

• You will practice at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO
• This role is a combination of managing patients in the hospital, and serving as a first assist in the OR, and seeing patients in the orthopedic acute care clinic
• You'll work a mix of days, and nighttime shifts - a total of shifts per month

Your experience.

We hire people, not words on paper.

But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• PA or NP degree from a fully accredited program
• Must be able to see Pediatric cases
• At least 1-2 years of experience as a PA or NP, including surgical assist experience - preferred
• Experience in orthopedics is preferred but not required
• Active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, or the ability to obtain one
• Ability to successfully complete St. Mary's credentialing process

Additional information:

SCL Health Medical Group is part of SCL Health (now Intermountain Healthcare), a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care.

With locations throughout Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, we offer a wide variety of primary and specialty care services.

St.

Mary's Medical Center is a 346-bed Level II trauma center and the largest medical center between Denver and Salt Lake City.

Serving the healthcare needs of western Colorado and eastern Utah for 125 years, St.

Mary's is a faith-based, nonprofit provider and part of Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit health system with hospitals in Colorado, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Kansas.

Grand Junction, CO is the largest city between Denver and Salt Lake City, UT. With roughly 150,000 residents, Grand Junction is a right-sized community close to Colorado's mountain towns and outdoor recreation opportunities.

With mild winters and over 320 days of sunshine a year, Colorado's Western Slope is an ideal choice for outdoor enthusiasts.

The merger of SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare


Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.- and -Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.- and -Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.

Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.

Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.- and -Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.

This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.

Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Anticipated job posting close date:
03/18/2025


Location:
Rocky Mountain Orthopedics


Work City:
Grand Junction


Work State:
Colorado


Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$ $79.15

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.