Family Practice Physician (FPP)
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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 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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Utah index 98.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Utah | 8 active | 2,613 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Utah 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 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 1,779 in the last 30 days | 1,398 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 |
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