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Community Hospital
Palisade, Colorado

Acute Care - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Full Time

Nurse PractitionerNo callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$65-$69/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 24m ago · Verified live

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

Patient assessmentClinical practiceMedical diagnosisTreatment planningCollaboration

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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
51% this job
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Community Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Grand Junction, CO
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
403(b) with Employer Matching
CME Assistance
Relocation Assistance