Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$57.33-$88.47/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.
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
You will be a part of creating a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at Lutheran Medical Center where you will help build on an already solid foundation of a broad continuum of care for brain and spine patients. Here are just some of the highlights you can expect:
Support a Neurosurgeon's practice at Wheat Ridge Clinic and assist in surgical cases at Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
- This is a 5 day work week M-F, 8-5
- Provide call coverage in support of the neurosurgeon, approximately 7-8 days per month, including weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays
- Growing Primary Care referral base within Intermountain Health Medical Group
- An ideal candidate will have prior Neurosurgery and/or Orthopedic Spine Surgery APP experience.
How We'll Support You
We care about your wellbeing, 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
- 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 by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six 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!
Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association’s Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.
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, learner, and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in medical education, research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
$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
Support a neurosurgeon's clinic practice and assist with surgical cases at Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital. Provide approximately 7–8 days of monthly call coverage, including weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements
Applicants must have an APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program, an active and unobstructed Colorado medical license or the ability to obtain one, BLS certification, and DEA registration. Prior neurosurgery and/or orthopedic spine surgery advanced practice provider experience is preferred, and candidates must successfully complete Intermountain Health's credentialing process.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 42 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 62% have no call, 71% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in surgery (np) | ranked against 331 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $119k–$184k | Surgery median $145k (middle half $130k–$150k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$147k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Colorado | 8 active | 339 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 26% remote · 62% no call · 71% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Surgery pay trend | +3.2% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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