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Permanent Opportunity: Nurse Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Position Overview
Seeking a full-time, experienced Nurse Practitioner with a background in cardiac or cardiovascular surgery and ICU patient management to join an advanced cardiothoracic care team. This role is patient-centered, collaborative, and highly specialized.
Note:
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Position Overview
Seeking a full-time, experienced Nurse Practitioner with a background in cardiac or cardiovascular surgery and ICU patient management to join an advanced cardiothoracic care team. This role is patient-centered, collaborative, and highly specialized.
Note:
- Not open to locums or locums-to-perm
- No visa sponsorship available
- Provide comprehensive perioperative care for cardiothoracic surgery patients
- Assist in cardiac surgeries, including endoscopic vein harvesting and first assisting as needed
- Manage ICU and CV surgery patients (CVICU, floor, and clinic)
- Participate in two full-day clinics weekly, with additional patient care as needed
- Rotate through operating room coverage Monday-Friday
- Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, intensivists, and other healthcare professionals
- Order, interpret, and evaluate lab and diagnostic tests
- Develop and implement care plans based on diagnostic outcomes
- Prescribe medications per policy and regulatory guidelines
- Perform bedside procedures appropriate to patient needs
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation
- Maintain CME to meet state/national licensing standards
- Function independently under physician supervision
- Adapt to high-stress, fast-paced clinical environments
- Demonstrate teamwork, flexibility, and strong clinical judgment
- Experience: Cardiac/cardiovascular surgery + ICU patient management - Required
- Licensure: Active Nurse Practitioner license in Colorado or eligibility - Required
- Certification: Must meet CME and regulatory requirements
- Visa Candidates: Not eligible for this role
- Salary: Competitive base salary
- Incentives: Eligibility for quality and productivity bonuses
- Relocation Assistance: Available for qualifying candidates
- Malpractice Insurance: Fully covered
- Continuing Education:
- Generous CME allowance
- Educational tuition assistance for degrees/certifications
- Retirement Plans:
- 403(b) with employer matching
- Optional 457(b) plan
- Health Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance (includes dependents)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Wellness programs
- Voluntary Benefits:
- Pet insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Employee discount programs
- Time Off:
- PTO from day one
- Paid family and medical leave (including CO FAMLI)
- Located at the base of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs offers:
- 247 days of sunshine/year
- Outdoor adventures, cultural attractions, and scenic beauty
- Home to 5 military installations and the U.S. Olympic Committee
- Population: Approx. 650,000
- Moderate cost of living and temperate climate
Let RecruitWell coordinate a call with the hiring team to explore this opportunity further.
RecruitWell's Core Values:
- Open communication
- Sense of urgency
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Driven to win
- Higher consciousness