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Infectious Disease Physician: Denver, CO

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Infectious Disease Physician - Full-Time Practice Opportunity Metropolitan Denver, Colorado Western Infectious Disease Consultants, PC (WIDC)

Position Type: Full-TimePractice Setting

Physician-Owned Infectious Disease PracticePrimary Practice Region Lakewood Office Area and Affiliated HospitalsExpected Start Date July 2027

Western Infectious Disease Consultants, PC (WIDC) is seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial Infectious Disease Physician to join our established physician-owned practice, serving the Denver metropolitan area since 1982.

This full-time opportunity is designed for a physician seeking meaningful patient volume, professional autonomy, leadership within an independent specialty practice, and a defined clinical role focused on WIDC's Lakewood office area and affiliated hospitals.

Position Overview

The full-time physician will provide comprehensive infectious disease care across WIDC's inpatient and outpatient service lines, with primary responsibilities centered around the Lakewood office area and affiliated hospitals.

The role includes collaboration with WIDC physicians, nursing, pharmacy, clinical operations, and administrative leadership to ensure safe, timely, high-quality patient care, strong outpatient continuity, and reliable hospital-based infectious disease support in the Lakewood region.

Opportunity Highlights

  • Full-time Infectious Disease physician opportunity within an established, independent, physician-owned specialty practice.
  • Clinical responsibilities focused on the Lakewood office area and affiliated hospitals.
  • Established 100% Infectious Disease practice with inpatient and outpatient services throughout the Denver metropolitan area.
  • Clinical opportunities include HIV care, PrEP, Hepatitis C treatment, infusion services, travel medicine, telemedicine, and the opportunity to develop a wound care practice.
  • Meaningful patient volume with professional autonomy and the ability to grow within a highly respected specialty practice.
  • Hospital rounding with advance schedules posted, along with opportunities to add rounding shifts as appropriate.
  • Exposure to antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, infection control, and outbreak management programs throughout the Denver metro area.

Physician Duties - Lakewood Office Area and Affiliated Hospitals

  • Provide physician support, clinical decision-making, and continuity for infectious disease patients in the Lakewood office area and affiliated hospitals.
  • Evaluate, treat, and follow patients across outpatient and inpatient settings whose care requires infectious disease consultation and longitudinal management.
  • Collaborate with WIDC physicians, nursing, pharmacy, clinical operations, and administrative leadership to support appropriate therapy plans, monitoring expectations, and timely clinical follow-up.
  • Remain available for physician-level questions related to infectious disease patients, including care coordination and timely clinical escalation when needed.
  • Support consistent clinical workflows, documentation standards, patient safety expectations, and communication practices across the Lakewood office area and affiliated hospitals.
  • Participate in clinical quality improvement efforts related to patient outcomes, access, continuity of care, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention priorities.

Candidate Qualifications

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Infectious Disease.
  • Eligible to begin employment in July 2027.
  • Strong clinical skills and commitment to patient-centered care.
  • Interest in practicing within an independent, physician-led organization.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, nurses, pharmacy staff, clinical operations, and administrative leadership.
  • Comfort supporting care across outpatient clinic responsibilities, affiliated hospital needs, and regional service priorities.

Compensation and Benefits

WIDC offers a highly competitive compensation model designed to reward growth, productivity, and long-term commitment to the practice.

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Employer-paid long-term disability coverage.
  • Flexible CME allowance.
  • Phone and automobile stipends.
  • Paid malpractice coverage.
  • Paid professional dues, licensing, and credentialing fees.
  • Generous Profit-Sharing Plan.

Why WIDC?

WIDC is a completely physician-owned and physician-managed practice. We are independent from hospital ownership while providing services across major healthcare systems throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Our physicians enjoy the autonomy, flexibility, and entrepreneurial opportunities that are increasingly difficult to find in today's healthcare environment.

Application Information

No J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship available.

Key Responsibilities

Provide infectious disease consultation, treatment, and ongoing management for patients in outpatient clinics and affiliated hospitals in the Lakewood area. Coordinate care with clinical and administrative teams, support timely follow-up and escalation, and contribute to quality improvement, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention efforts.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Infectious Disease and eligible to begin employment in July 2027. They should demonstrate strong clinical skills, patient-centered care, effective collaboration, and comfort supporting outpatient, hospital, and regional service needs.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient CareOutpatient Care

Infectious Disease — Physician Career Context

Infectious Disease pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Infectious Disease by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedInfectious Disease median $275k (middle half $256k–$300k)160 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado Physician listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 18% offer loan repayment374 active listings, Oct 2026
Infectious Disease pay trend+10.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.6this job 1.5
Below most Infectious Disease listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 166 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Employer-paid long-term disability
Flexible CME allowance
Phone and automobile stipends
Paid malpractice coverage
Paid professional dues, licensing, and credentialing fees
Generous Profit-Sharing Plan
Physician-owned and physician-managed practice

Living in Denver

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$556k
Typical market rent
$1,855/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

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