Physician Emergency and Acute Care Medicine

Colorado Permanente Medical Group is seeking a part-time or full-time board-certified Emergency Medicine physicians with experience in clinic, hospital or urgent care setting. There are four Urgent Care locations in the Denver metro area. Lakewood, Aurora Centrepoint, Rock Creek and Lone Tree Medical Offices.

Physicians must be available to float to all locations. Telephonic Medicine may also be a part of the position.

8-, 10-& 12-hour shifts. No overnights.

An Emergency Medicine Physician in an Urgent Care setting delivers high‑quality, efficient medical care for patients presenting with a wide range of acute, non‑life‑threatening conditions. Leveraging advanced emergency‑medicine training, the physician provides rapid assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients of all ages in a fast‑paced, walk‑in environment. Responsibilities include performing focused physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, managing minor procedures, and determining when escalation to emergency services is necessary.

The physician collaborates closely with advanced practice providers, nurses, radiology staff, and support personnel to ensure safe, timely, and patient‑centered care. This role requires strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and the ability to balance efficiency with compassionate communication. The Emergency Medicine Physician plays a key role in maintaining smooth clinic operations while upholding the highest standards of evidence‑based practice. If new venues require EM staffing, the group will be responsible for staffing those.

These may include Hospital Emergency Departments, additional UC locations, Clinical Decision Units (CDU) or other venues. EM physician will also be required to staff the Telephone Medicine Center (TMC).

• Medical and dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Professional liability coverage (occurrence-based)
• 401(k) and Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (Cash Balance)
• Vacation, holidays, sick leave and educational leave with funds
• In-house CME opportunities
• Pay range: minimum $ - $ and maximum
  * Salary will be based on years of experience and FTE.

• Any new ED contracts will require credentialing at that hospital and duties and responsibilities will be described in accordance with the new contract requirements for Emergency Department care.

• Provide continuous in-person coverage to see higher acuity cases than typically seen in a traditional/community urgent care clinic at all UC locations for all hours of operation.
• Identify and stabilize for transfer, perform low risk procedures, and advance workups that could obviate the need for an otherwise unnecessary ED or hospital stay.
• Provide on-scene EM consultation and support to FM trained physicians and APPs.
• Provide accurate and rapid assessment of a wide variety of low-medium acuity conditions.
• Assist in medical education of both the patients and clinic staff.
• Participate in the development of clinic protocols and formulary.
• Make recommendations, suggestions, and highlight potential efficiencies in the EHR.
• Complete medical records within 24 hours.
• Perform such clinical procedures for patient's benefit which are within scope and skill of practitioner.
• Provide direction and leadership to the clinic's medical support staff, regarding the administering of a patient's care.
• Provide supervision in case assignment to physician assistant, including sign off on charts.
• Support and advise nurse triage process with 'Second Level Triage' decisions.
• Perform other job-related duties, as may be assigned, by the Medical Director.

• Demonstrates consistent and reliable diagnostic and therapeutic judgment.
• Demonstrates ability to…