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Community Hospital
Grand Junction, Colorado

BC/BE Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$214-$231/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Community Hospital is a full-service, acute-care hospital, licensed for 60 beds.

We are an independently owned hospital that serves the Grand Valley of Colorado, which is the largest metropolitan area between Denver and Salt Lake City.

In 2024, Community Hospital earned the prestigious 5-star quality rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and was recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one of Colorado’s top recommended hospitals.

In 2025, Community Hospital earned the highly coveted Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ from Healthgrades.

The Community Hospital Emergency Department has been instrumental in Community Hospital’s unprecedented growth and success over the last decade.

Since earning a Level III Trauma Designation several years ago, the department continues to grow as more patients in our Grand Valley community continue to choose Community Hospital.

The Emergency Department averages around 23,000 patient visits annually, and we are actively looking for a new Emergency Medicine Physician to join this growing team.

This Position Includes:

  • Group consists of all experienced and board-certified Emergency Medicine Physicians.
  • Physician shifts vary in length between 10 and 12 hours.
  • Level III trauma center with 23,000+ visits annually.
  • 7 minutes away from the region's Level II trauma center with a well-established transfer protocol
  • Fantastic Hospital Based Ancillary Support Services
  • Well established call arrangements with specialty clinics for consultations
  • Competitive Hourly Wage includes increased compensation for overnight and overtime shifts.
  • Excellent benefit package including employer matching retirement plan
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Annual bonus potential
  • CME assistance
  • Student loan assistance
  • Sign on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • PTO with Sabbatical Allowance

Fast Facts About Grand Junction, Colorado

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Benefits & Compensation

This positions base hourly compensation for all non-nocturne shifts is $214 and $231 for nocturne shifts. Position is eligible for overtime compensation increases for shifts worked in excess of 140 hours in a calendar month.

Position also qualifies for an annual patient satisfaction bonus with an annual value of up to $10,000.

Discretionary bonuses, relocation expenses, merit increases, market adjustments, recognition bonuses and other forms of discretionary compensation may be paid to eligible employees based upon organizational and individual performance.

Employees are eligible to participate in an attractive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, education assistance, 403(b) with employer matching, and more. Eligibility is based on employment status.

Details regarding specific benefit you may be eligible for will be discussed during the hiring process.

Application Deadline: January 1, 2026 or until position is filled

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality emergency medical care to patients in a Level III trauma center setting. Collaborate with specialty clinics and support services to ensure effective patient management and transfer protocols.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine. Experience in a trauma center environment is highly valued for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma carePatient assessmentClinical consultationEmergency department managementMedical diagnosisQuality assurance

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 34 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 91% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$445k–$480kEmergency Medicine median $354k (middle half $270k–$473k)47 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$449k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Emergency Medicine listings in Colorado10 active1,045 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 91% no call · 65% no weekends34 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentColorado Physician listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 18% offer loan repayment356 active listings, Nov 2026
Emergency Medicine hiring demand#1 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings453 in the last 30 days457 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Emergency Medicine pay trend+14.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 10 employers
4
<$350k
20
$350k
6
$365k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
21% this job
CME allowance
18% this job
Relocation assistance
18% this job
Loan repayment
7% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#2

Emergency Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Empire, California

$250k-$500k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

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#4

Physician, Emergency Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Community Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Grand Junction, CO
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employer matching retirement plan
Malpractice coverage
Annual bonus potential
CME assistance
Student loan assistance
Sign on bonus
Relocation assistance
PTO with Sabbatical Allowance

Living in Grand Junction

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$409k
Typical market rent
$1,783/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.