Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – PACE Primary Care Clinic
Listed compensation
$120k-$145k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting and time off.
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 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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