Location:  Lakewood, CO, US

Company:  Centura Health 

Position Summary:

Provide services at or above the customary practice standards in the Community, and within the qualifications and experience of Physician and adhere to the standards and principles of medical ethics of the American Medical Association, and all recognized associations or accrediting boards concerned with Physician’s area of medical specialty.

Minimum Education Requirements:

• Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school is required.
• Must have successfully completed a residency or fellowship commensurate with area of specialty.

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• Commensurate with position

License/Certifications: 

• Obtain and maintain an unrestricted license to practice medicine in Colorado;
• Obtain and maintain an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) registration;
• Be board certified or eligible in the appropriate specialty, by a board acceptable to Hospital;
• Obtain Medical Staff Privileges within the Centura Health system, at sponsoring institution

Position Duties (essential functions denoted with an*)

• Provides highest quality patient care. Provides ambulatory care in the Clinic as designated. Services provided by the physician include seeing patients, preparing medical records, professional and administrative duties. Updates and maintains medical records for all examinations, services and other services in accordance with policy. Physician participates and complies with the requirements of managed care programs, Medicare, Medicaid or other federal and state reimbursement plans. Physician participates and complies with the requirements of sponsoring entities ethical and religious directives (ERD), Medicare, Medicaid or other federal and state reimbursement plans. Physician will participate and lead in various activities and initiatives that will promote clinical and quality improvement for services provided. Comply at all times with Hospital’s policies and procedures; financial reviews, utilization review/quality management, compliance and integrity program; compliance and citizenship policies and the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations. Comply and cooperate with reasonable programs and requirements for physician peer review, quality improvement and utilization review which Hospital may require or to which Hospital and/or Centura becomes subject to. *
• Participate in medical staff committees as assigned. Physician will participate in and advise the Hospital in various operational matters including personnel hiring and evaluation, business office oversight, vendor selection, equipment evaluation and other similar activities. Provide On Call Coverage per contract.*
• Sustains compensation model and policy as defined by CHPG policy (may include wRVU targets). *
• Keeps abreast of the latest developments in field, both academically and through applied skill. Development of personal and professional knowledge and competence through continuing medical education including maintaining applicable board certification. Physician shall, upon mutual agreement with Hospital, undertake from time to time selected related activities on behalf of Hospital, such as research, teaching, medical administrative duties, supervision of allied health care professionals, education of members of the Hospital’s Medical Staff and such other professional activities as deemed appropriate. *
• Physician will participate actively in providing medical services of a community benefit nature, including providing charity care. *

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs.