locations Lafayette Front Range Spine Center time type Full time posted on Posted 30 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: October 18, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R121783
Job Description: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Ortho Spine Surgery - Lafayette, CO (Ortho Spine Surgery When you join us, you'll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible.
About this role: As a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, you'll work with 1 other Ortho Spine Surgeon to provide top-notch care and patient experience.
- You would have clinic hours 2-3 days/week at our Ortho Spine clinic in Lafayette, CO
- The other 1-2 days will be rounding at Good Samaritan Medical Center also in Lafayette, CO and Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO
- You would work 5 days per week with hours varying based on clinic vs. OR volume
- Act as a First Assist in surgeries with the Ortho Spine Surgeon
- Paid Call is 1:3 weeknights and weekends for the practice
How we'll support you: We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
What you'll bring: We hire people, not words on paper. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:
- Graduate from an accredited program for Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
- Unrestricted license as an NP or PA in Colorado, or able to obtain
- BLS and valid DEA in state of practice
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a PA or NP in spine surgery to include first assist experience, required
About us: Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west. Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain! What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health? It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.
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.
Location: Lafayette Front Range Spine Center
Work City: Lafayette
Work State: Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $49.86 - $76.93 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. All positions subject to close without notice.