Taking Healthcare to New Heights

Have a passion for serving those in greatest need of care? 
Are you looking for a great quality of life and a rewarding professional opportunity?

Peak Vista is dedicated to providing compassionate and quality health care to adults with developmental disabilities and is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for our Developmental Disabilities Clinic serving patients aged 17 and older. Our ideal candidate has 3+ years of practice experience in family medicine preferably with experience serving the developmentally disabled community. The Developmental Disability Advanced Practice Practitioner works with patients or populations that have developmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, cerebral palsy and many other developmental disorders. Must be licensed to practice in Colorado or be eligible to obtain a CO license. Prescriptive authority preferred. Comfortable seeing on average 12-15 patients per day. Our Health Centers utilize NextGen EHR, working knowledge of NextGen or other EHR systems is a plus; computer proficiency a must.

You will be joining a team of providers, including a medical director, physician, behavioral health provider and a psychiatrist. This position offers an excellent opportunity for career growth, providing a wide variety of opportunities, including process and quality improvement projects and mentorship. Supervision offered, although demonstrated confidence and provider who is a self- starter would be a plus!

Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non-profit healthcare organization whose mission is to provide exceptional healthcare to people facing access barriers.  We provide primary care services (medical, dental and behavioral healthcare) through 26 outpatient health centers in El Paso, Teller, Lincoln, Adams, Elbert and Kit Carson counties.  We deliver care with our strong “Hospitality” culture.  Our organization has over 950 employees and serves over 94,000 patients in the Pikes Peak and East Central Plains region.  Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).

Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.  
 
Benefits:
Peak Vista offers a competitive salary and full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, optional short term disability and a 403b retirement fund.  Additionally, the provider’s malpractice insurance is covered through the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).  Federal and State loan repayment programs are available for eligible candidates. Our providers also receive 5 weeks of paid time off (PTO), 1 week and $1500 for Continuing Education and can work a flexible work schedule (5 x 8 or 4 x 10).
 
*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.