Trauma Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) – Nocturnist

Quick Facts

• Role: Trauma Surgery NP or PA Nocturnist (permanent, full-time)

• Shifts: 12-hour overnight shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

• Setting: Trauma & Acute Care Surgery (Level II trauma center)

• EMR: Epic

• Openings: 3 NP + 3 PA

• Location: Loveland, CO

Description

Overnight trauma surgery nocturnist role providing full-spectrum trauma and acute care surgical services. Evaluate trauma admissions and emergency general surgery/inpatient patients, develop care plans, interpret diagnostics, and support trauma surgeons with procedures and ongoing management while working autonomously on complex, high-acuity cases. Document care in Epic.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum trauma and acute care services overnight

• Manage trauma admissions, emergency general surgery, and inpatient care

• Evaluate patients, develop care plans, interpret diagnostics

• Support trauma surgeons with procedures and ongoing management

• Maintain ongoing management for complex, high-acuity patients

• Use Epic for documentation

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years trauma surgery experience OR surgical fellowship

• NP: ANCC or AANPCB certified; active Colorado NP license; BLS; DEA-eligible

• PA: NCCPA certified (no exceptions); active Colorado PA license; BLS; DEA-eligible

• No visa sponsorship; no locum; no new grads

• Clean malpractice history; NPDB within 30 days

Benefits

• $136,822 – $179,379 annually

• Up to $10,000/year QVIP quality incentive

• Relocation assistance up to $10,000

• Fully paid malpractice coverage

• CME: $3,500/year + 5 CME days

• 403(b) with employer match + optional 457(b)

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision & life insurance

• Paid family & medical leave (Colorado FAMLI)

• Education assistance (select programs fully funded)

• PSLF eligible with free guidance