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Prairie Band Health Services
Fort Duchesne, Utah

Family Practice Physician (FPP)

Family MedicineContract

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Job Description

Prairie Band Health Service is seeking Family Practice Physician to provide exceptional healthcare services at Uintah and Ouray Health Center located at 6822 E. 1000 S. Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026

Learn more about the facility here: Uintah-Ouray Service Unit | Healthcare Facilities

Indian Preference Exercised

Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be given to individuals to the extent required pursuant to Section 22-2-4(B).

Details

  • Local or travel locum tenens welcome to apply
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Family Practice Physicians are carried as Independent Contractors (1099)

Responsibilities Include

1. Interviews and examine patients, review past medical history, and requests and/or perform diagnostic tests and examinations deemed necessary to obtain all possible information related to each case. Provides definitive management and full spectrum family ambulatory practice in all medical categories for cases.

2. Conducts outpatient clinics making observations appropriate to the outpatient's underlying disease and treatment plan, including current symptoms. Reviews the patient's medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to management plan and patient observations. Modifies

3. Refers patients to appropriate contracted medical facilities, providing full clinical information for care and diagnostic procedures that cannot be adequately provided at the Uintah and Ouray Service Unit.

4. Assures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide comprehensive medical care. Provides clinical reports and correspondence concerning patients under his/her care to physicians, hospitals, and other individuals and facilities

Additional Duties

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.

Requirements

a. Years of Experience: Completion of a (3) year residency program in a primary care specialty such as Family Practice, Pediatrics or Internal Medicine. b. Board certification is required. c. Minimum Education: Doctorate degree of Osteopathic or Allopathic medicine d.

Current certification in BLS (Basic Life Support) e. Applicants must have an active, unrestricted, and free of disciplinary action license as a Physician in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will interview and examine patients to provide full-spectrum family ambulatory care and manage treatment plans. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate medical records and referring patients to contracted facilities when necessary.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Family medicinePatient examinationDiagnostic testingMedical record managementClinical reportingTreatment planningPatient consultation

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Utah?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingUtah index 98.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Utah8 active2,613 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUtah Physician listings: 52% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 19% offer loan repayment140 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#10 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed
New Family Medicine listings1,779 in the last 30 days1,398 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+3.2% 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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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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

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Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
1099 independent contractor