Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Contractor
Listed compensation
$65-$85/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Contractor
- Department: Medical
- Job Category: Contractor 1099
- Rate: $65-$85 per hour (DOE)
- Schedule: Approximately 40-45 hours per week, on call availability
- Duration: Approximately 4.5 months starting mid-October
- Job Site: Foundry Front Range (Broomfield, CO)
Summary
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner provides patient assessment and diagnosis, performs simple office procedures, formulates treatment plans, prescribes medications, orders laboratory tests, and provides patient education, while maintaining safety standards and delivering consistent quality patient care.
Qualifications
- Physician Assistant degree or Masters of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Must be actively licensed in the state of Colorado as a PA-C or NP and registered with DORA.
- DEA required.
- Malpractice insurance required.
- Must have 2+ years experience, psychiatric and/or substance abuse/detox experience preferred.
- BLS certification required.
- Must have the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with physicians, staff, clients, and families.
- Ability to be compassionate to those needing and receiving services.
- Clinical charting and documentation according to JCAHO and BHA standards.
- Impeccable ethics, integrity, and patient relations skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills.
- Sound medical judgment and decision making skills.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
- Proficient with Google Suite or related software.
- Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s EMR system.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct client care via health services, education, counseling, and emotional support with compassion.
- Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests.
- Diagnose conditions.
- Prescribe treatments, including medication and simple office procedures.
- Educate clients and their families.
- Consult other physicians as appropriate.
Ensure that all client care is delivered in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
Maintain documentation of services including service plans, progress notes, medication informed consent, treatment plan reviews, and other required information.
Complete detox admission/discharge summary and RTC/PHP discharge summary as indicated by level of care.
Ensure compliance with JCAHO, local, state, and federal policies and regulations, including accurate recordkeeping.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working/typing on a computer.
- Climbing stairs, walking, bending, reaching, sitting, standing, using hands, see, talk, hear.
- Exposure to a medical and clinical environment.
- Must be able to lift 20 pounds at times.
This description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 66% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $151k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $135k–$177k | Psychiatry median $146k (middle half $130k–$152k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$151k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Colorado | 43 active | 2,221 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 66% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Colorado Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment263 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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