Family Physician - $40K Bonus
Listed compensation
$253k-$288k
The week · per this posting4-day week
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and weekend coverage.
Job Description
Company Description
Salud Family Health is an FQHC / Community Health Center
Since 1970, Salud has been committed to providing a Medical Home to patients, where medical, dental, behavioral health services, and clinical pharmacists work together and coordinate efforts in a team-based system of care. We strive to improve the quality of our patient's lives who would otherwise have limited access to health care. We serve all individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
Job Description
- We're seeking a Board-Certified Family Physician at our Community Health Clinic in Sterling, Co.
- No hospital work required
We Offer
- Starting Annual Salary - $253,000 to $287,900
- $40k Sign-on Bonus
- 4-day work week (32 scheduled patient hours per week)
- Relocation potential up to $10,000
- Student loan repayment potential
What We Offer
- Medical PPO Plan (Similar to ACA Exchange Platinum Benefit Coverage Levels)
- Low employee premiums, especially given rich benefits
- $25 Primary Care Physician and Specialist Co-pays (in-network)
- Low deductibles and co-insurance
- Free provider visits and services at all Salud facilities
- Preferred prescription pricing at Salud pharmacies
- Dental PPO plan
- Includes Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities
- Vision
- Up to 21 paid vacation days per year
- 10 Paid Holidays per year (includes 2 Floating Holidays and paid Birthday)
- Up to 8 Paid accrued Sick Days per year
Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud contributes 5% of your compensation each month (no matching employee contribution is required…you receive the contribution no matter what). Employees who have worked at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible.
403b Retirement savings plan. You can contribute pre-tax or after-tax (Roth) towards your retirement savings.
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Basic Life and AD&D
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Financial and time-off reimbursement for continuing medical education
- Student loan repayment potential
- Our Mission is to provide a quality, integrated healthcare home to the communities we serve
Qualifications
Education
Graduation from an approved school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine
Experience
No prior experience
Licensure
- Possess a license to practice medicine in good standing in the State of Colorado
- Board certification in family medicine
- J1 visa waiver docs are eligible, but board certification has to be in family medicine
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Sensitivity to low-income and ethnic minority communities is a must
- Ability to speak Spanish preferred
- SAL789
- The application window is anticipated to close by 12/31/26
Additional Information
Salud Family Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Department: Medical Provider
Compensation: USD 253000 - USD 287900 - yearly
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive medical care within a team-based system including medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Coordinate efforts with clinical pharmacists and other staff to improve patient health outcomes in a community health setting.
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Colorado, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$259k (98 salary observations; 251 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,477 salary observations; 7,028 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$270k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $262k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · above average in family medicine | ranked against 2,581 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $253k–$288k | Family Medicine median $275k (middle half $250k–$315k)169 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Colorado vs national | $259k median in Colorado | $269k nationally (−4%)98 state / 1,477 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$262k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Colorado | 50 active | 2,576 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on · loan repayment | Colorado Physician listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 19% offer loan repayment373 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | −3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Physician - $40K Bonus at Salud Family Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,581 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
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