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Marathon Health
Grand Junction, Colorado

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Grand Junction, CO

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$78K - $102K

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Marathon Health is a leading advanced primary care provider, partnering with employer and union plan sponsors to improve health for millions of Americans.

With nationwide onsite, nearsite, and network health centers, and virtual primary care, Marathon delivers a value-based model that enhances the healthcare experience for members and providers, while driving meaningful cost savings for plan sponsors.

Marathon is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work®, reflecting the company's commitment to building an inclusive, high-trust culture where all employees can thrive. Learn more at marathon.health

We Normalize Balance, Not Burnout at Marathon Health

  • Smaller patient panel size
  • More time with your patients: appointments range from 20 to 60 minutes
  • Strong focus on prevention and wellness, acute and chronic disease management

Fewer Administrative and Insurance-related Tasks

Success is measured by health outcomes, not patient volume and billing (Not a Fee for Service Model)

About Us

At Marathon Health we are building the most trusted, accessible and personalized healthcare experience alongside our patients and clients. With 20+ years’ experience from our shared organizations, we hold a unified goal of building deep, trusted and lasting relationships with our patients and clients. As Marathon Health, we are guided by our core principles of Patients First, Courage, Ingenuity, Community, and Fun.

Day in the Life

As an Marathon Health provider you practice relationship-based medicine at the top of your license. You offer wholistic care including prevention, chronic disease management and health education to your patients. You’ll have great resources (like UpToDate and RubiconMD) at your fingertips, that are free of charge to you and your patients. You work autonomously with a company that puts PATIENTS first, and values ingenuity, courage, community and FUN!

Marathon Health Offers Providers

  • Non-production-based compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits, including CME, medical license, DEA, and malpractice coverage
  • Regular provider meetings, such as journal clubs and grand rounds, for ongoing learning, development, and team collaboration
  • Competitive health benefits that start 1st of month after start date

Minimum Job Requirements for Nurse Practitioner

  • Active license & current ANCC or AANP board certification required
  • Independent practice provider preferred, where applicable per State regulation.
  • Federal DEA number preferred; may be required for full prescribing ability.
  • CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date

Independent family practice experience including routine wellness care, chronic care management, and urgent visit, preferred

Minimum Job Requirements for Physician Associate

  • Active license & current NCCPA board certification required.
  • Independent practice provider preferred, where applicable per State regulation.
  • Federal DEA number preferred; may be required for full prescribing ability.
  • CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date
  • Independent family practice experience including routine wellness care, chronic care management, and urgent visit, preferred
  • Full Practice Authority is strongly preferred where applicable per State guidelines.
  • Pay Range: $78,000 - $102,000/yr for a schedule of 24hrs a week

The actual offer may vary dependent upon geographic location and the candidate’s years of experience and/or skill level.

We are accepting applications for this position until a candidate has been selected. To apply to this position and learn more about open jobs at Marathon Health, visit our careers page.

Marathon Benefits Summary

We believe in empowering teammates to do their best work and build better healthcare. Below are some of our benefit offerings. Eligibility is based on 24/hr week.

Health and Well-Being: Free Marathon membership for in person and virtual care, employer paid life and disability insurance, and choice in medical/dental plans, vision, employer funded HSA, FSA, and voluntary illness, accident and hospitalization plans. Benefits are effective on the first of the month following date of hire.

Financial Support: Competitive compensation, 401k match, access to financial coaching through our Employee Assistance Program

  • Lifestyle: Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and more, holiday schedule
  • Learn more at our careers page!

Key Responsibilities

Provide holistic primary care including prevention, chronic disease management, and health education to patients. Practice relationship-based medicine focusing on health outcomes rather than patient volume.

Requirements

Requires an active license and board certification (ANCC/AANP for NPs or NCCPA for PAs) along with CPR/BLS certification. Independent family practice experience and a Federal DEA number are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Preventive CareUrgent CarePatient EducationClinical Autonomy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Grand Junction, CO at Marathon Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care (NP) — ranked against 1,179 active Primary Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Marathon Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 133 active listings.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,179 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Grand Junction

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k≈ 5.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,759/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
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 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Marathon Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Indianapolis, IN
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Non-production compensation
Health/Dental/Vision
Employer-funded HSA
FSA
Employer-paid life and disability
401k match
PTO
CME