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Gunnison Valley Health
Crested Butte, Colorado

Care Associate, Family Medicine Clinic - Crested Butte

Family Medicine 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18.00 - $24.00/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

This position coordinates the patient flow and documentation for the clinic. Key
responsibilities include:  Reception and Check Out, Phone Support, Scheduling,
and Payment Collection.  This position is a highly visible, public relations
position with significant customer contact. Follow documented procedures to
support posting payments and adjustments to patient accounts, secondary
insurance claims for government and commercial payers.

Benefits

Here at Gunnison Valley Health, your good work will be rewarded.  In addition to
a competitive salary, a generous and affordable medical/dental/vision plan, and
a dollar for dollar 401(a) match, up to 3%, there are other great perks

including

* Up to $250 in your first year toward your unique Lifestyle Spending Account,
matched retirement starting on day 1, and a dependent care matching plan
* GVH insurance kicks in on the first day of the month following start and
comes with a discount of 45% on services provided by GVH
* Paid time off benefits with an accrual rate of 10.77% in your first year of
employment
* Access to mental health, financial health and wellness as well as life
coaching with our Employee Assistance Program
* Free nutrition consultations, and discounted fitness membership at Western
Colorado University Fieldhouse
* No traffic, and a scenic commute to the office
* Join a supportive team in a fun environment!

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

* Experience or training in a healthcare or medical office preferred.
* Proficiency with computer systems and general administrative tasks.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong communication and customer service skills.

Essential Functions

* Welcome patients and complete registration, demographic, and insurance
verification.
* Schedule appointments and assist with patient inquiries.
* Answer and route incoming phone calls.
* Collect co-pays and account balances.
* Coordinate patient flow between the front desk and clinical staff.
* Maintain accurate records and protect patient confidentiality.

Shift -  Day

Schedule - 8a - 5p Monday - Friday, weekends off!

Status - Full Time

Compensation: $18.00 - $24.00/hr, depending on experience.

There is no deadline to apply for this position; we are accepting applications
on an ongoing basis until a finalist is selected.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Gunnison Valley
Health provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that
add to your bottom line.

Occasionally - Standing, change position, reach, reach across midline,
crouching, stooping, stairs, lifting (0-20 lbs) carrying (0-20 lbs)
pushing/pulling 20-50 lbs.

Frequently – Walking, sitting, handling, pinching

Continuously – See with corrective eyewear, hear clearly with assistance

Benefits Eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, health care FSA, dependent care FSA, and Lifestyle
Spending Account: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period
in a Full Time or Part Time position are eligible for benefits on the first of
the month after hire.

Full Time staff are automatically enrolled in 401A plan as of date of hire.

Life and AD&D insurance: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay
period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.

Short-term and long-term disability: All active employees working 60 or more
hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after
hire date.

Key Responsibilities

The Care Associate coordinates patient flow, manages registration, and handles insurance verification for the clinic. They are also responsible for scheduling appointments, collecting payments, and providing phone support to patients.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required for this position. Previous experience or training in a healthcare or medical office setting is preferred, along with strong administrative and customer service skills.

Key Skills

Patient registrationAppointment schedulingData entryRecord maintenanceComputer systems proficiencyCommunication skillsMulti-tasking

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Care Associate, Family Medicine Clinic - Crested Butte at Gunnison Valley Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,290 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Colorado, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$245k (36 salary observations; 77 listings), vs ~$264k nationally (685 salary observations; 2,751 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, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.0% 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 ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $242k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
64%
Relocation assistance
51%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Family Medicine

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Crested Butte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,492k
Median resident rent
$1,365/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Gunnison Valley Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gunnison, Colorado
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical/dental/vision plan
401(a) match up to 3%
Lifestyle Spending Account up to $250
Paid time off (accrual rate 10.77%)
Employee Assistance Program
Free nutrition consultations
Discounted fitness membership