Advanced Practice Provider – Headache - Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor

Job Summary:

The Department of Neurology has an ongoing need for Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Clinical Nurse Specialist) with strong values and unique skills for our Headache Section. This is an outpatient position, providing direct care to our patients with chronic migraine, and other primary and secondary patients, including those associated with low or high cerebrospinal fluid pressure. The APP engages closely with colleagues across the Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Hospital, and other satellite locations.

This position will provide both acute and chronic direct outpatient care for neurologic patients, including performing office procedures like nerve blocks and Botox injections. Successful candidates will have a proven record of accomplishment in supporting the needs of patients, developing differential diagnoses, and prescribing treatments in collaboration with other specialties. We are seeking individuals who are collaborative, communicative, proactive, caring, detail-oriented, reliable, organized, able to think critically, focused on quality, and dedicated to personal growth.

Key Responsibilities:

· Screen, evaluate, diagnose, manage medications, and provide disease counseling.

· Acute and chronic outpatient care of patients with headache disorders including preventive and abortive treatment options.

· Serves as first contact for clinician level patient communications

· Engages in collaborative team-based care to make informed decisions for patient care.

· Support and engage in continual learning and development among nursing staff, advance practice providers, pharmacy staff, medical students, and neurology residents, and headache fellows.

· Periodic educational presentation of lectures to patients and others

· Provide comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and longitudinal management of patients with a range of primary and secondary headache disorders, including migraine, cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, tension-type headache, medication-overuse headache, and other headache syndromes.

· Obtain detailed headache histories, perform focused neurologic examinations, and develop individualized evidence-based diagnostic and treatment plans.

· Manage acute and preventive headache therapies, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment approaches.

· Counsel patients regarding lifestyle factors and behavioral strategies that may influence headache frequency and severity, including sleep, exercise, nutrition, hydration, stress management, and medication use.

· Perform headache-related procedures within scope of practice and credentialing, which may include onabotulinumtoxinA injections, peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections.

· Monitor treatment response, adverse effects, and disease progression and adjust treatment plans accordingly.

· Evaluate and appropriately triage patients with potential secondary headache disorders.

· Collaborate closely with headache neurologists, physicians, nurses, medical assistants, and other members of the multidisciplinary headache team.

· Participate in shared decision-making and provide education regarding headache diagnoses, treatment options, prognosis, and expectations to patients.

· Contribute to the education and mentorship of APP students, medical students, residents, fellows, and other learners as appropriate.

· Participate in clinical quality improvement, program development, and initiatives to improve access, efficiency, patient experience, and quality of headache care.

· Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and communicate effectively with patients and referring providers.

· Participate in departmental and institutional activities that support the clinical, educational, and academic missions of the Headache Medicine program.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

The position is located at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Hours will vary depending on clinical schedules and department/hospital needs (some weekends and holidays) - will be determined at time of offer. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a public education, clinical and research facility serving 4,500 students, and a world-class medical destination at the forefront of life-changing science, medicine and healthcare. CU Anschutz offers more than 42 highly rated degree programs through 6 schools and colleges, supported by $704 million in research awards in fiscal year 2023, creating an overall economic impact to the state of Colorado of $11.5 billion. We are the single largest health professions education provider in Colorado, awarding nearly 1,450 degrees annually. Powered by our award-winning faculty, renowned researchers and a reputation for academic excellence, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus drives innovation from the classroom to the laboratory to the delivery of unparalleled patient care.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

This is an open rank position and could be categorized as Instructor or Senior Instructor based on experience and qualifications as indicated below: