Intermountain Health·Wheat Ridge, Colorado
The provider will manage stage 3 and 4 heart failure patients through a combination of outpatient clinic consults and inpatient rounding. Responsibilities include ensuring medication compliance, monitoring lifestyle changes, and coordinating continuity of care between the hospital and primary care physicians.
Advanced Practice Provider for Cardiology Heart Failure Program – Wheat Ridge, CO When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.” About this role: Intermountain Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Heart Failure Clinic. The selected candidate will partner with the a certified Heart Failure Cardiologist to continue to build a pre-eminent Heart Failure Program in the state of Colorado. You would practice at our Wheat Ridge Cardiology clinic and Lutheran Hospital. Additional locations may be added with program growth Hours are 4/10’s Mon-Fri, no call and no weekends. Your day off will vary You would work with stage 3 and 4 heart failure patients to ensure medication compliance, monitoring dietary and lifestyle changes, regular follow ups and much more This position would be part of the continuity of patient care from hospital to clinic and back to the primary care physician or cardiology service line You would work a combination of outpatient clinic consults and follow ups along with inpatient rounding and consults How we'll support you: We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package. What you’ll bring: We hire people, not words on paper. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require: Graduate from an accredited Physician assistant or Nurse Practitioner program Licensed as an NP or PA in the state of CO or able to obtain DEA and full prescriptive authority in CO or able to obtain BLS and ACLS required Minimum of 2 years of experience as an NP or PA seeing Heart Failure patients About us: Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west. Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain! What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health? It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited NP or PA program with a valid Colorado license and DEA prescriptive authority. A minimum of 2 years of experience treating heart failure patients and current BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
Market context
In Colorado, advanced-practice roles often draw steady demand in home-based care and other patient-facing settings, especially for clinicians who can travel locally and work independently in varied home environments. These positions are competitive because employers typically look for an active, unrestricted license, board certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, and comfort with flexible field-based work. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm travel expectations and licensure details before applying.
