Primary Care Physician - PAC
Listed compensation
$229k-$284k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Founded as Boulder Hospice in 1976, TRU Community Care is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Boulder, Denver, and surrounding counties. With a mission to affirm life at every step of the journey with illness and loss, TRU provides a continuum of care through TRU Hospice, TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), TRU Palliative Care, TRU Grief Services, and Landmark Memory Care.
- Title: PACE Primary Care Physician
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
- Location: Lafayette, CO
- Pay: $229,270 to $283,888 per year
On Call: Sun–Wed or Thurs–Sat, depending on rotation. Phone-only; no travel required.
Job Summary
The Physician works in collaboration with other providers and interdisciplinary teams to deliver primary care and other health services to geriatric participants enrolled in PACE.
This position offers the opportunity to build meaningful, long-term relationships with older adults while providing coordinated, person-centered care in both clinic and community settings. The Physician may also participate in the clinical call rotation for TRU Community Care and provide care to hospice patients.
Essential Duties
- Provides diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management services for PACE participants and hospice patients.
- Provides primary care in the clinic and, when needed, in the participant's home.
Responds to urgent clinical needs during regular work hours and participates in the shared, phone-only after-hours call rotation. No travel is required for on-call coverage.
Participates actively in interdisciplinary team conferences, helping to develop and revise participant/patient care plans and serving as a medical resource in determining approaches to individual participant/patient care.
Collaborates with other providers and members of the interdisciplinary team to provide coordinated, person-centered care.
Provides palliative care and symptom management as appropriate.
Participates in the clinical call rotation for TRU Community Care. On-call coverage is provided by phone, with no travel required.
Works in a safety-conscious manner and follows safe work practices to protect participants, patients, coworkers, and self.
Education and Qualifications
- Physician (MD or DO) with 2+ years of primary care experience.
- Unencumbered medical license in Colorado.
- Current controlled substance registration and DEA registration.
- Eligible for or currently possess the required Medicare/Medicaid provider credentials.
- Eligible to bill insurance for palliative care and symptom management visits.
- Experience working with frail and/or elderly patients preferred.
- Must have $1M/$3M professional liability insurance; TRU will reimburse the premium costs.
Must possess a valid driver's license, provide proof of insurance meeting Colorado state minimums, and have reliable transportation for required daytime participant visits.
Must comply with agency health screening requirements, including medical clearance for communicable diseases prior to direct participant contact and proof that all required immunizations are up to date prior to direct participant contact.
TRU's Benefits (Eligibility Varies by Position/Status)
- Paid Vacation time
- 401(k) with match
- Health, dental, vision & life insurance
- FSA & HSA available
- Paid orientation
- Paid training
- PSLF Eligible Employer
- Referral & signing bonuses (if applicable)
- To learn more about TRU Community Care, please visit trucare.org.
TRU Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Key Responsibilities
The physician collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to provide primary care and symptom management for geriatric PACE participants and hospice patients. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments in both clinic and home settings and participating in an after-hours phone-only call rotation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree with at least two years of primary care experience and an unencumbered Colorado medical license. Applicants are required to have valid DEA registration and professional liability insurance coverage.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$257k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $249k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
St. Paul's Senior Services holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 20 active listings.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician - PAC at St. Paul's Senior Services a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care — ranked against 1,322 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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