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Intermountain Health
Grand Junction, Colorado

PRN Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$57.33-$88.47/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

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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 Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. In this role you will have the opportunity to practice PRN, as needed, general neurosurgery. You'll join a well established group of Neurosurgeons and experienced APPs.

  • PRN, as needed
  • You will practice at Wellington Neurosurgery Clinic and St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Clinic is open Monday – Thursday from 8am – 5 pm (closed from 12pm –1pm for lunch)
  • General Neurosurgery coverage for a busy high acuity trauma center
  • Complement an interventional pain practice

Comfort with Complex Spine

An ideal candidate will have prior neurological surgery experience.

How We'll Support You

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

What You’ll Bring

  • Prior surgical experience
  • APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
  • Active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, or the ability to obtain one
  • BLS certification and DEA
  • Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process

About Us

Intermountain Health is a model health system 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 Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction, CO is the largest city between Denver and Salt Lake City, UT. With roughly 150,000 residents, Grand Junction is a right-sized community close to Colorado’s mountain towns and outdoor recreation opportunities. With mild winters and over 320 days of sunshine a year, Colorado’s Western Slope is an ideal choice for outdoor enthusiasts.

St. Mary’s Medical Center is a 346-bed Level II trauma center and the largest medical center between Denver and Salt Lake City. Serving the healthcare needs of western Colorado and eastern Utah for 125 years, St. Mary’s is a faith-based, nonprofit provider and part of Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit health system with hospitals in Colorado, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Kansas.

Location: Advanced Medical Pavilion

Work City

Grand Junction

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

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

$57.33 - $88.47

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.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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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Key Responsibilities

Provide general neurosurgery coverage for a busy high-acuity trauma center and complement an interventional pain practice. Work collaboratively with a team of neurosurgeons and experienced advanced practice providers to deliver quality patient care.

Requirements

Requires an APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program and prior surgical experience. Candidates must hold or be able to obtain an active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, BLS certification, and DEA registration.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Trauma careDEA certification

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Intermountain Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 316 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 43% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 316 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Grand Junction

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k
Typical market rent
$1,759/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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CME allowance