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St. Paul's Senior Services
Lafayette, Colorado

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – PACE Primary Care Clinic

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$120k-$145k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Founded as Boulder Hospice in 1976, TRU Community Care is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Boulder, Denver, and surrounding counties. With a mission to affirm life at every step of the journey with illness and loss, TRU provides a continuum of care through TRU Hospice, TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), TRU Palliative Care, TRU Grief Services, and Landmark Memory Care.

  • Title: Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – PACE Primary Care
  • Location: Lafayette, CO
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

On Call: Sun–Wed or Thurs–Sat, depending on rotation. Phone-only; no travel required.

Pay: $120,087 to $144,988 per year

Job Summary

The Provider works in collaboration with other providers and interdisciplinary teams to deliver primary care and other health services to geriatric participants enrolled in PACE. The Provider may also participate in the clinical call rotation for TRU Community Care and provide care to hospice patients.

This position offers the opportunity to build meaningful, long-term relationships with older adults while providing coordinated, person-centered care in both clinic and community settings.

Essential Duties

Provides diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management services for PACE participants and hospice patients as directed.

Provides primary care in the clinic and, when needed, in the participant's home.

Responds to urgent clinical needs during regular work hours and participates in the shared after-hours call rotation.

Participates actively in interdisciplinary team conferences, helping to develop and revise participant/patient care plans and serving as a medical resource in determining approaches to individual participant/patient care.

Collaborates with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to provide coordinated care.

Provides palliative care and symptom management as appropriate.

Works in a safety-conscious manner and follows safe work practices to protect participants, patients, coworkers, and self.

Education and Qualifications

  • Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) with 2+ years of primary care experience.
  • Unencumbered medical license in Colorado (NP or PA).
  • Current controlled substance registration and DEA license number.
  • Eligible for or currently possess the required Medicare/Medicaid provider credentials.
  • Eligible to bill insurance for palliative care and symptom management visits.
  • Experience working with frail and/or elderly patients preferred.
  • Must have $1M/$3M professional liability insurance; TRU will reimburse the premium costs.

Must possess a valid driver's license, provide proof of insurance meeting Colorado state minimums, and have reliable transportation for required daytime participant visits.

Must comply with agency health screening requirements, including medical clearance for communicable diseases prior to direct participant contact and proof that all required immunizations are up to date prior to direct participant contact.

TRU's Benefits (Eligibility Varies by Position/Status)

  • Paid Vacation time
  • 401(k) with match
  • Health, dental, vision & life insurance
  • FSA & HSA available
  • Paid orientation
  • Paid training
  • PSLF Eligible Employer
  • Referral & signing bonuses (if applicable)
  • To learn more about TRU Community Care, please visit trucare.org.

TRU Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The provider collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to deliver primary care and symptom management to geriatric PACE participants and hospice patients. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments, developing care plans, and performing home visits as needed.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Colorado with at least two years of primary care experience. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current DEA registration are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Geriatric careClinical diagnosisPatient care planningInterdisciplinary collaborationMedical documentationUrgent clinical responseHome health visits

Geriatric Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 62% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $129k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – PACE Primary Care Clinic at St. Paul's Senior Services a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Geriatric Medicine (NP) — ranked against 54 active Geriatric Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Geriatric Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 54 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Lafayette

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$615k≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,189/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.2
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 · Boulder, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About St. Paul's Senior Services

Hospitals and Health Care
San Diego, CA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Vacation
401(k) with match
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
FSA
HSA