Primary Care Physician

OptumCare Colorado is seeking a Primary Care Physician to join their team in Lakewood, outside of Denver. This clinician-led organization offers a collaborative environment with extensive clinical resources and data support. The role provides an opportunity to contribute to new practice ideas and initiatives, advancing healthcare for a broad patient population.

Practice Info

• Primarily based in Lakewood, with flexibility to provide coverage at the Golden clinic approximately 1-2 days per week as needed
• Dragon and AI charting available
• EPIC EMR system
• Practice Manager on-site
• Each clinician has a dedicated MA
• Full spectrum of primary care procedures

Responsibilities

• Provide full scope primary care services
• Examine, diagnose, and treat patients for acute and chronic conditions or concerns, injuries, infections, and illnesses
• Counsel and educate patients and families about acute and chronic conditions or concerns
• Complete timely and thorough documentation using our EMR system
• Formulate diagnostic and treatment plans
• Prescribe and administer medications, therapies, and procedures
• Order lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan and provide advice on follow up
• Coordinate care with specialists and appropriate ancillary services

Compensation

• Guaranteed base salary for two years
• Quality and productivity bonuses available
• Competitive sign-on bonus
• The salary range for this role is $229,500 to $378,000 per year
• Salary Range is defined as total cash compensation at target
• The actual range and pay mix of base and bonus is variable based upon experience and metric achievement

Benefits

• Med/Den/Vis, STD, LTD, 401k with match
• Professional liability at no cost to clinician
• PTO accrual model with the ability to borrow future PTO
• CME Reimbursement & Time Off
• Stock Purchase Option/Executive Savings Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Bright Horizons Back-Up CareTM: In-home back-up child and adult/elder care
• Bright Horizons College CoachTM: Tuition Payment Planning & More
• Stride Well-being Programs to help with health and lifestyle goals
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• Physician Partnership Program

Shift & Schedule

• Possibility of 4-day work week
• 32 Patient Contact Hours / 4 Admin Hours
• Weekday Call: Average once a month/starting at 5pm
• Weekend Call: Average 3 to 4 per year
• Average/Goal of 18 - 20 patients per day

Requirements

• Unrestricted CO state license or the ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current DEA certificate required prior to start date
• BC/BE in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current BLS, ACLS certification prior to start date
• Preferred: 1+ year working in outpatient primary care
• Preferred: Experience in providing patient care under a population health model