Bozeman Health currently has 13 Internal Medicine physicians and 10 APPs across several locations throughout Bozeman. The current vacancies are at the Belgrade Clinic (about 15 minutes northwest of the hospital) and the Cottonwood Clinic (about 10 minutes east of the hospital). You will have a choice of which clinic you’d like to join, as long as there is still a vacancy at both clinics by the time you interview.
This is a 100% outpatient position. The breakdown for 1.0 FTE is 32 patient contact hours and 4 admin hours per week. The clinic hours are 8am-5pm. In clinic, you will see around 12 patients per day, ages 18 and up, with the ability to see more if desired. Hospitalists handle all the inpatient admissions.
You will not have a difficult time building a patient panel, as there is a huge need due to the growth of the area and a few retirements of previous providers. There is an opportunity for outreach, if desired. You will also receive referrals from specialists at Bozeman Health. The payor mix is 48% commercial pay, 32% Medicare, 16% Medicaid, and 4% self-pay.
Support staff includes 1:1 provider to MA ratio and nursing support in clinic. Other primary care providers at Bozeman Health include 11 Pediatricians, 25 Family Medicine providers, 17 adult hospitalists, and 4 pediatric hospitalists. Bozeman Health uses EPIC EMR.
The schedule is flexible, and most providers work a 4-day workweek with a day off during the week. There are no weekend requirements. Call is phone-only and is shared among the providers, resulting in about 1 night of call every 23 days. The call volume is very low, ranging from typically 0-2 calls per night. Nurses help screen calls prior to sending to physicians.