Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Virtual Behavioral Health
Job Description
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible
This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.
About the Role
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Virtual Behavioral Health at UC Health in Anywhere. Salary: $115k-$159k. Lifestyle: remote, flexible schedule. Benefits: health benefits, PTO, CME.
Work-Life Balance Factors
Physician-led organization
⚠️ Fast-paced environment
Key Responsibilities
- Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview, and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic procedures.
- Eligible to provide services reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
Requirements
- Family Nurse Practitioner candidates must have full prescriptive authority to be considered for this position.
- Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado.
- Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
- Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
Benefits & Compensation
- At UCHealth, our mission is simple - to improve lives. That starts with you. We improve lives through fresh ideas, innovative approaches and an unwavering commitment to world-class care.
- Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
- Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
- Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and care.
- 2+ years of experience working with pediatric and adult patients as an advanced practice provider in Behavioral Health.
- Full or provisional prescriptive authority eligibility is required. Provider must apply for prescriptive authority as a condition of employment.
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Virtual Behavioral Health at UC Health a 7.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 15% of all Emergency Medicine nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.
Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
This Emergency Medicine position at UC Health is open to nurse practitioner candidates.
Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.
Nationally, Emergency Medicine professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $350k, with the typical range spanning $270k to $450k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.
Remote nurse practitioner positions in Emergency Medicine have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.
Compensation Analysis
UC Health lists compensation for this nurse practitioner position at $115k to $159k annually.
This is approximately 61% below the national median for Emergency Medicine professionals, which is around $350k.
This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.
Location & Logistics
This is a fully remote nurse practitioner position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
- Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
- Transparent compensation ($115k–$159k)
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
About WeekdayDoc
WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Emergency Medicine nurse practitioner jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.
Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (3)
Remote work (RR 0.57; 14-23% ↓ burnout)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Physician-led/owned (Values alignment ↓ burnout 64%)
Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Posted
2mo ago
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