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Grand Junction, Colorado

Physician

Family MedicineIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Salary Range: $91.63–$112.64 /hr

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Job Description

Job Details: Job Location: Grand Junction Main - Grand Junction, CO, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $91.63 - $112.64Salary, Job Shift: Day, Job Summary: Provides primary medical care services including general and preventive medical care for all ages ranging from newborn to geriatric, with exclusion of OB services* except in cases of emergency. *May additionally provide prenatal/OB care with or without labor & delivery services with privileging and approval to do so. Essential Functions:

  • Promotes the mission, vision, and values of MarillacHealth
  • Provides primary medical care services including general and preventive medical care for patients of MarillacHealth including but not limited to outpatient clinic, convenience care clinic, and outreach clinics.
  • Available to see adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients following any MarillacHealth protocols, policies, or procedures.
  • Provides direct patient care including but not limited to: O Conducting outpatient clinic; establishing patient history through interview; establishes diagnostic impression; manages chronic health problems; initiates arrangements for treatment. O Makes decisions concerning medical care and the needs of the patient, as well as decisions regarding special needs, following established protocols. In this role, if appropriate, often acts as the medical provider for the more complex cases in order to support NP and PA staff and delegating more routine cases. O Performs or requests special screening and developmental tests and interprets the results. Provides patient follow-up, making referrals or consultations to other physicians and/or allied health care professionals when indicated.
  • Serves as secondary supervising physician to physician assistants on staff at MarillacHealth, and may be assigned by CMO as a primary supervising physician.
  • Meeting attendance is expected for All Staff meetings, Med Staff meetings, Provider meetings, pod meetings, and additional meetings as assigned.
  • Supports a team-based, integrated health care model including but not limited to behavioral health and dental services.
  • As a physician, provides medical expertise for MarillacHealth medical-clinical teams and is expected to provide necessary education or coaching for other team members in a respectful and helpful manner. Department: Medical Revision Date: 7/14/2022 Wage Scale: $91.63 - $112.64 P a g e | 2
  • Serves in a teaching capacity in the training and development of other healthcare personnel including students rotating through MarillacHealth clinical sites.
  • Participates in provider on-call rotation providing triage services after hours as required.
  • Ensures appropriate documentation and maintenance of medical records including use of electronic health records system.
  • Assists in provider coverage for time off.
  • Participates in Peer Review quarterly and as assigned.
  • Supports MarillacHealth in meeting HRSA requirements, designated clinical Quality Measures, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Adheres to safety and infection control protocols, policies, and procedures.
  • Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Required Education/Experience:
  • M.D. or D.O. degree required
  • Board Certification in a primary care field is required to be current and maintained ongoing, including timely completion of re-certification when indicated.
  • Two years of post-residency clinic experience is preferred.
  • Holds and maintains without restrictions a Colorado physician license and DEA license.
  • Life Support certification (BLS at minimum).
  • Eligible for privileging at local hospital(s).
  • Must meet and maintain credentialing and privileging requirements of MarillacHealth. Additional Eligibility: Must be current or willing to be vaccinated for the following
  • TDAP (up to date booster)
  • MMR series
  • Varicella
  • HEP B series
  • Flu Shot
  • TB Screening
  • COVID

Key Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive primary and preventive medical care to patients of all ages in an outpatient and outreach clinic setting. Acts as a medical expert and supervisor for clinical teams while maintaining accurate medical records and participating in on-call rotations.

Requirements

Requires an M.D. or D.O. degree, current Board Certification in a primary care field, and a valid Colorado physician and DEA license. Two years of post-residency clinic experience is preferred, along with the ability to meet credentialing and privileging requirements.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS (preferred)DEA License (preferred)Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Chronic health managementPatient triageSupervisionClinical educationTeam-based carePediatric careGeriatric careAdult care

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Prime Health+ holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 8 active listings.

In Colorado, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$264k (79 salary observations; 204 listings), vs ~$262k nationally (1,188 salary observations; 5,702 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$213k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $207k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,385 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Grand Junction

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k
Typical market rent
$1,759/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.