Primary Care Physician

OptumCare Colorado is seeking a Primary Care Physician to join their team in Lakewood, outside of Denver. As a clinician-led organization, Optum provides extensive clinical resources, data, and support to help physicians deliver exceptional patient care. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to new practice ideas and initiatives within a collaborative environment focused on advancing community health.

Practice Info

• Primarily based in Lakewood, with flexibility to provide coverage at the Golden clinic approximately 1-2 days per week as needed
• Dragon and AI charting available
• EPIC EMR system
• Practice Manager on-site
• Each clinician has a dedicated MA
• Average of 2000 patient panel per physician

Responsibilities

• Provide full scope primary care services
• Examine, diagnose, and treat patients for acute and chronic conditions, injuries, infections, and illnesses
• Counsel and educate patients and families about acute and chronic conditions or concerns
• Complete timely and thorough documentation using the EMR system
• Formulate diagnostic and treatment plans
• Prescribe and administer medications, therapies, and procedures
• Order lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan and provide advice on follow up
• Coordinate care with specialists and appropriate ancillary services

Compensation

• Guaranteed base salary for two years
• Quality and productivity bonuses available
• Competitive sign-on bonus
• The salary range for this role is $229,500 to $378,000 per year
• Salary Range is defined as total cash compensation at target
• The actual range and pay mix of base and bonus is variable based upon experience and metric achievement

Benefits

• Med/Den/Vis
• STD, LTD
• 401k with match
• Professional liability at no cost to clinician
• PTO accrual model with the ability to borrow future PTO
• CME Reimbursement & Time Off
• Stock Purchase Option/Executive Savings Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Bright Horizons Back-Up Care™: In-home back-up child and adult/elder care
• Bright Horizons College Coach™: Tuition Payment Planning & More
• Stride Well-being Programs to help with health and lifestyle goals
• Physician Partnership Program

Shift & Schedule

• Possibility of 4-day work week
• 32 Patient Contact Hours / 4 Admin Hours
• Weekday Call: Average once a month/starting at 5pm
• Weekend Call: Average 3 to 4 per year
• Average/Goal of 18 - 20 patients per day

Requirements

• Unrestricted CO state license or the ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current DEA certificate required prior to start date
• BC/BE in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current BLS, ACLS certification prior to start date
• Preferred: 1+ year working in outpatient primary care
• Preferred: Experience in providing patient care under a population health model