Primary Care Physician - Cortez Integrated Health - Cortez, CO

Axis Health System is a private, nonprofit healthcare organization established in 1960, providing healthcare to residents of Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, Hinsdale, San Miguel, Dolores, San Juan, Montezuma, LaPlata, Archuleta. Axis Health System provides the care people need when they need it.

If you are a dedicated professional who aspires to be part of an innovative culture and is interested in mission-driven healthcare, Axis Health System is a great fit for you.

Company Name: Axis Health System

Title of Position: Primary Care Physician

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $200,012.80 - $212,014.40 annually and considers preferred experience and preferred education described below.

Benefits include:

• All Paid Leave
• Holidays
• Public Health Emergency Leave
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Short Team Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k

Location: Cortez Integrated Healthcare, Cortez, CO

Description of Responsibilities:

Provision of medical services as established in the clinic care protocols. Participates and collaborates multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive integrated healthcare services. Demonstrates advanced application of primary care and pharmacologic knowledge, skills, critical thinking, and analysis. Provides medical perspective and expertise in treatment and problem solving, decision making, and activating clinic resources to achieve patient outcomes. Consults with staff as necessary to instruct them on clinical interventions necessary for achieving quality patient outcomes.

Supervisory responsibilities: No

Physical demands:

Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Employee is frequently required to walk, sit, stand or kneel and occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop. Must have ability to sit for longer periods at a computer. Employee must be able to travel between AHS locations. Possible potential exposure to communicable disease. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. AHS may make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel required: Yes

Required Education and Experience

• Education: Completion of an approved residency training program in family practice, certified or eligible for Board Certification in Family Practice.
• Minimum Certifications: Colorado licensed physician and current unrestricted DEA certificate required.
• Minimum Experience: Must have had at least five (5) years of professional clinic experience, including the participation in multidisciplinary teams in a primary care setting.

• Must be knowledgeable regarding patient health information and HIPAA compliance.
• Must be organized and demonstrate the ability to follow guidelines.
• Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to be self-directed.
• Must demonstrate the ability to follow the organization’s confidentiality and security rules.

Required Skills:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, other staff, physicians in the community, and the public.
• Proficient and knowledgeable in all aspects of current approved family practice protocols and best practices.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all internal and external customers.
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency with EMR and related systems that are central to modern patient health records. Electronic chart notes must accurately reflect the clinical interaction for the purposes of communication with other team members and providers, documenting performance measures, and accurate coding.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload in an occasionally hectic environment with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to follow established universal precautions and report potential exposure to a communicable disease immediately
• Must be capable of independent judgment and action
• Prescription and management of psychotropic medications.
• Familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of co-morbid substance use/abuse disorders, including ASAM levels of care.
• Ability to contribute to the development of an integrated health care model and clinic protocols that treat the “whole person”
• Knowledge and ability to operate standard office equipment including scanner, computer, calculator, copy machine, fax, and multi-line telephone.
• Working knowledge of Windows based computer applications including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and ability to access the internet.
• Ability to be helpful and sensitive to the needs of all employees, while concurrently respecting corporate policies, procedures, and priorities.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all internal and external customers.
• Ability to communicate job-related information to individuals and small groups.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; plan own work schedule effectively and multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced setting.
• Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize workload in a sometimes-hectic environment with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to concentrate in sometimes hectic and stressful settings.
• Ability to read and understand written materials.
• Must regard work as confidential.
• Must have current driver’s license, qualify for commercial vehicle insurance, and maintain a driving record that allows insurability with AHS’ insurance agency.
• Occasional travel required
• Ability to take on additional duties when necessary.

Additional eligibility requirements:

• Annual Flu immunization,
• Annual TB screening,
• COVID Vaccination Status,
• CPI Training,
• BLS certification required.

How to Apply: Primary Care Physician - Cortez, CO

Closing Date: Open until filled

For information on Axis Health System and our company culture, visit our website at: www.axishealthsystem.org

Axis Health System is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.