Physician Assistant / Emergency Medicine / Colorado / Locum Tenens / Sleep Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description:

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 Sleep Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Advanced Practice Provider; APP), you will work in the Sleep Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Wheat Ridge Clinic. This will be the first Sleep Medicine team at Wheat Ridge Clinic; set to open October 2025, with new clinic space in Q1 2026.

The Sleep Medicine team will provide comprehensive treatment for common sleep disorders, such as: insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, irregular sleep wake cycles, movement disorders in sleep, snoring, parasomnias, restless leg syndrome, etc.

In this role you can anticipate:

• Practicing at Wheat Ridge Clinic in Wheat Ridge, CO
• Standard clinic hours; M-F, 8a-5p
• No call expectation
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance if relocating 50+ miles

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.

What you?ll bring:

• APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
• Unrestricted Utah license or the ability to obtain an unrestricted license
• BLS certification and DEA
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health?s credentialing process

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

Life in the Mountain West

Wheat Ridge, Colorado is the perfect blend of city access and mountain peace. Just 10 minutes from downtown Denver and a short drive to the Rockies, it offers big-city convenience without the crowds or cost. It?s a community with charm?tree-lined streets, local breweries, parks like Crown Hill, and easy access to outdoor adventures in Golden or Red Rocks. Wheat Ridge feels authentic, not overdeveloped, making it ideal for anyone looking to settle into a quieter, more grounded part of the Front Range without missing out on culture or connection.

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:

Wheat Ridge Clinic

Work City:

Wheat Ridge

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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

$51.61 - $79.62

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 package here.

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.

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