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Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Physician PRN

Palliative CareIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$103.43-$121.53/hr

Listing transparency5 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Per Diem · on-site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care have an immediate opening for a Physician
PRN.

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Status: PRN

Schedule: Varies, includes hospice patient inpatient care center rounding, some
weekends

Hourly Pay Range: $103.43 - $121.53 

Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Overtime

Mileage and Expense Reimbursement: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of
the highest in the industry!

Culture, Benefits and Perks

* We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters
for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive
care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel
respected and valued.
* We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two,
free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions
to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
* Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
* Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single
$1,000, Family $2,000 
* Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following 30 days
of employment
* Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave): accrued
* Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
* 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total

compensation

* Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
* Career & Logo wear 
* Education Reimbursement Program
* Clinical Career Ladders
* Certification Pay
* Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
* Robust Team Member Service Awards
* Extensive Leadership Development Training

Rewarding Work You Will Do

Provides physician services within the spectrum of hospice and palliative care. 
The Physician guides, directs, and is a care consultant to the Outpatient,
Inpatient and Palliative departments’ staff, the patient’s attending physician
and other providers to assure standards, quality, and excellence of care is
provided.  Fosters and maintains external relationships between the hospice &
palliative care programs and other professionals and organizations engaged in
health care services.

* Provides physician services consistent with hospice and palliative care
philosophy.  Consults with attending physicians and palliative care/hospice
staff as requested to address goals of care, pain and symptom management for
patients.
* In absence of Medical Director, may be designated to assume responsibility
for the medical component of the patient care program.
* Reviews clinical information upon patient referral to document disease
diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic regiment and assessment of patient’s
health.
* Participates at Inter-Disciplinary Group/Team (IDG or IDT) patient care
meetings. Utilization review of patient care as necessary.
* Determines clinical appropriateness of hospice and/or palliative admissions,
transfers from palliative care to hospice, and discharges of hospice or
palliative patients as needed.
* Assists the President with program philosophy and service model for hospice &
palliative care.
* Follows hospice program policy when providing supervision for cross coverage
of physician service.
* Serves as liaison with attending physicians, local hospitals, medical schools
and teaching hospitals.  Provides support to attending and consulting
physicians, and oversees patient medical services.  If the attending
physician is not available, the physician is responsible for meeting the
medical needs of a hospice patient.
* Conducts home, Inpatient, or facility visits to hospice & palliative
patients, as needed.
* Participates in planning, developing and evaluating the hospice & palliative
care department services within the agency as a whole, including but not
limited to, internal and external committees and input into development of
policy and procedures.
* Remains available for rotating schedule of on-call assignments. Phone
coverage after hours and weekends for hospice and palliative consult service
patients. Patient visits after hours and weekends when necessary.

What We Are Going to Love About You

* Minimum Education:   Graduate from approved school of medicine.
* Minimum Experience:  Three years’ experience as practicing physician in
hospice, internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, oncology or related
field.
* Required License:  Current Colorado Physician License to practice medicine. 
Board certified (or board eligible) in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
or Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Colorado state driver’s license and proof
of insurance. Current CPR certification. 

Physical Requirements

* Ability to lift minimum of 35 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations
dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by
keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity,
and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit
Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and
infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the
enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves
thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health,
palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community
impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than
2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each
year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice,
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association,
CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including
Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.  

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our
Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You
may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can
be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices
on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy,
national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital
status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected
classifications.

Key Responsibilities

Provides physician services within hospice and palliative care settings, including rounding, symptom management, and patient assessments. Acts as a consultant to staff and external providers to ensure high-quality care and maintains clinical documentation for patient referrals.

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree from an approved school of medicine and at least three years of experience in a relevant medical field. Must hold a current Colorado Physician License and be board certified or eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or Hospice & Palliative Medicine.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hospice careInpatient roundingPain managementPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary team collaborationMedical consultation

Palliative Care — Physician Career Context

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).

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Colorado Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,740/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.7
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Colorado Springs, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance (90% employer-paid)
HSA with Employer Funding
Extensive PTO
7 Paid Holidays plus Floating Holiday
403b with 50% Match up to 8%
Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Education Reimbursement
Clinical Career Ladders