APP Resident, (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Residency) - ASPIRE1

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Job Summary

Denver Health Medical Center is recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our ASPIRE residency. This one year long immersive APP residency program will expose residents to multiple medical/surgical areas of our Level I Academic Medical Center. This residency is a perfect match for a new APPs interested in expanding their clinical skill sets and for in practice APPs interested in gaining experience in other areas.

The Advanced Practice Provider Residents (ASPIRe) will rotate through multiple medical and surgical specialties during the first half of the program, gaining exposure and early skill acquisition in each specialty. Halfway through the one-year program, the residents and Program Director will choose the most likely career pathway and begin to focus on fewer specialties with the goal of being ready to step into a full-time position upon graduation with limited need for onboarding. Residents will be responsible for providing direct patient care under supervision appropriate to their level of experience. By the end of the program, it will be expected that residents are able to manage a full specialty clinic schedule, make appropriate clinical decisions and referrals, and interpret clinical data. Successful completion of the program will be dependent on satisfactory reviews from all specialty clinic directors.

Essential Functions:

• Provide outpatient (occasional inpatient) medical and surgical specialty care under appropriate supervision (80%)
• Participate in weekly educational sessions for the ASPIRe and Primary Care APP residents (10%)
• Develop and complete a scholarly project in the specialty of their choice by conclusion of the program (10%)

Education:

• Master's Degree Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner from an accredited medical school Required

Work Experience:

• None Required

Licenses:

• PA-Physician Assistant - State Medical Board Required or
• NP-Nurse Practitioner - AANPCB - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Capable of providing professional health care in a Safety Net outpatient clinic or inpatient setting.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.