Acute Care - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Full Time
Listed compensation
$65-$69/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Community Hospital is a full-service, acute-care hospital, licensed for 60 beds.
We are a completely independent hospital that serves the Grand Valley of
Colorado, which is the largest metropolitan area between Denver and Salt Lake
City. In 2024, Community Hospital earned the prestigious 5-star quality rating
from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and was recognized by
Becker’s Healthcare as one of Colorado’s top recommended hospitals. In 2025,
Community Hospital earned the highly coveted Outstanding Patient Experience
Award™ from Healthgrades.
Acute Care Position Highlights
Community Care of the Grand Valley is a well established practice with clinic locations in both Grand Junction and Palisade, while also supporting the Colorado Mesa University Student Health Center. We are actively looking for an additional Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to join this expanding essential service line for the organization.
This Position Includes
* The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner would be joining a well
experienced and busy group of Physician and Advanced Practice Acute Care
Providers that cover multiple Acute Care Clinics locations throughout the
Grand Valley.
* Complement of 4, 8, 10, and 12 hour shifts.
* Previous Acute Care Experience Highly Preferred given the sometimes
autonomous nature of the specialty.
* Competitive hourly compensation
* Excellent benefit package including employer matching retirement plan
* CME assistance
* Relocation assistance if needed
Fast facts about Grand Junction, Colorado
* A steadily growing community
* Offers amazing opportunities for outdoor recreation within a 100 mile radius
of its boundaries
* Largest city in between Denver & Salt Lake City
* Offers the cultural & social benefits of a larger city without all the
congestion of people & traffic a bigger city usually carries.
* High desert climate offers warm days, cool nights and over 300 days of sun a
year!
* Offers fantastic opportunities for: rafting, kayaking, hiking, rock climbing,
fishing, cycling, hunting, camping, golfing, skiing
Please contact me to hear more about this opportunity in Grand Junction,
Colorado!
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION
This positions hiring range is $65 to $69 per hour depending on education and
experience.
Discretionary bonuses, relocation expenses, merit increases, market adjustments,
recognition bonuses and other forms of discretionary compensation may be paid to
eligible employees based upon organizational and individual performance.
Employees are eligible to participate in an attractive benefits package
including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, education assistance, 403(b)
with employer matching, and more. Eligibility is based on employment status.
Details regarding specific benefit you may be eligible for will be discussed
during the hiring process.
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will join a team of providers to deliver acute care services across multiple clinic locations. Responsibilities include supporting essential service lines and providing high-quality patient care in a clinical setting.
Requirements
Candidates must be licensed as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Previous acute care experience is highly preferred due to the autonomous nature of the role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Acute Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 48% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$139k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $135k 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 down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Acute Care - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Full Time at Community Hospital a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Acute Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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