Membership
Centers
Health Care Partners
University of Colorado at Denver and Health
Sciences Center
School of Nursing
4200 East Ninth Avenue, Box C288-5
Denver, CO 80262
Phone: (303) 315-7687
Fax: (303) 315-1750
Amy Barton, PhD, RN, Associate Dean of Clinical
Affairs
The School of Nursing has instituted
a rigorous program to establish and expand
nursing practice arrangement linkages in
institutional and non-institutional settings
throughout Colorado. This includes multiple
diverse partnerships that provide opportunities
for clinical education, practice, and research.
The School nurtures a variety of creative
partnership models with individuals, private
and governmental agencies, and communities.
These partnerships have greatly expanded
the traditional clinical educational boundaries
and led to new opportunities for nursing
education and practice.
Mission
The mission of the Office of Clinical Affairs
is to facilitate and coordinate the expansion
and enhancement of faculty practice opportunities
and student clinical educational experiences
that contribute to the overall School of Nursing
mission.
Faculty Practice Plan
The Faculty Practice Plan complements the
stated mission and goals of the School. These
include providing leadership in educating
professional nurses; conducting research delivering
health care, and participating in community
service; supporting the overall goals of the
Health Sciences Center which are directed
toward improving human health, educating health
care providers, conducting research, and providing
quality health care to the citizens of Colorado;
and allowing the School of Nursing to play
a more active role in health care reform by
expanding the range of and increasing access
to a variety of health and healing services.
Priorities of the SON Practice Plan include
developing and testing innovative care and
delivery models, improving access to care
for underserved individuals, enhancing student
learning experiences, ensuring continuing
clinical expertise of the faculty, showcasing
nursing expertise in health promotion, increasing
community involvement, and engaging in outcomes
research. Faculty practice sites include contractual
arrangements with government agencies for
correctional health care and indigent care
clinics; academic/corporate partnerships;
community/education partnerships; and nurse-managed
community health clinics.
In AY 2003-04, fiscal support for faculty
practice totaled $1.2 million, derived from
various sources including gifts, contracts,
and fee-for-service.
There were 3 full-time equivalent (FTE) practice
faculty positions (fully devoted to faculty
practice), with an additional 6.2 FTE provided
by faculty devoting part-time effort to faculty
practice. Additional practice faculty providers
are employed on temporary contracts. Practice
faculty providers are assigned to a SON faculty
division; responsibility for their administrative
review and evaluation resides with the Division
Chair and the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Contracts for clinical practices exist at
the following sites:
- Correctional health care: Denver Women’s
Correctional Facility and Arapahoe County
Women’s Correctional Facility
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Residential adolescent treatment centers:
Jefferson Hills
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School-based health centers: Baker School-Based
Health Clinic (Westminster), Carin’ Clinic
(Arvada), and Sheridan School-Based Health
Center (Sheridan)
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Community health centers: Brighton Senior
Center (Brighton)
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Indigent care clinics: Samaritan House Homeless
Shelter Clinic (Denver)
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Case management services: Rocky Mountain Survivor
Center (Denver) and Samaritan House Respite
Program, Public Health Nursing Outreach for
New Americans (PHNONA)
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University of Colorado Hospital Clinics: University
Nurse Midwives and The Center for Midwifery
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Nursing consultation service: The Children’s
Hospital Nursing Service
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