Clinical Component

This is a 100% outpatient position. If you are applying for the Medical Director role, you would be 70% clinical and 30% protected administrative time.

Your day

As a Physician in Primary Care, you’ll work with other Physicians to provide top-notch care and patient experience. Throughout the day you’ll collaborate with a nurse practitioner, MAs, RNs, and front office support staff including a clinic manager.

• You would practice in a clinic at Patterson Primary Care in Grand Junction, CO
• Your clinic days are flexible with corresponding FTE ( .7-1.0)

In this line of work every day is different, that’s why you’ll need to know how to:

• Provide and manage direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens
• Refer patients to specialists, and to relevant patient care components
• Serve as a collaborative physician for an advanced practice registered nurse
• Direct and coordinate the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required

Family Medicine

Family Medicine Physicians provide care for all people of all ages and health conditions. This includes treating newborns, children, pregnant women and adults.

The American Academy of Family Practice states:

Family medicine encompasses all ages, sexes, each organ system, and every disease entity. Family physicians also pay special attention to their patients’ lives within the context of family and the community. While there are similarities between family medicine and the other primary care specialties, family physicians have an unprecedented opportunity to have an impact on the health of an individual patient over that person’s entire lifetime.

Our Providers also provide care for our patients who are in St. Mary’s hospital. This allows the transition from the hospital from home to follow-up care smoother.

Healthcare for your whole family

Pediatrics
Newborns to teens can receive care from family medicine doctors, who provide annual and sports physicals, well-child visits and more specialized care. Some of our clinics employ doctors who specialize in pediatric medicine.
Pregnancy/Women’s Health
OB/GYNs are doctors who care for women when they are pregnant, need well-woman checkups or have a concern with their reproductive system. Family Doctors are also training to do all of that so we provide pregnancy, well woman and gynecologic care right here in our clinic including pap smears and colposcopy.
Integrated Behavioral Health
At St. Mary’s Family Medicine we have providers practicing integrated behavioral health care recognize that both medical and behavioral health factors are important parts of a person’s overall health. Medical and behavioral health clinicians work together as a team to address a patient’s concerns. Care is delivered by these integrated teams in the primary care setting unless patients request or require specialty services. The advantage is better coordination and communication, while working toward one set of overall health goals.

Group Appointments

At our clinic, we offer many group appointments which allows you to connect with others while focusing on your health.

Healthy Habits: Healthy Habits is our current group for patients of St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency who are interested in healthy living. The purpose of this group is to provide support and education about incorporating healthy eating and activity or movement into their Group meets weekly for two hours. During that time, group members have a brief medical check-in with a physician, participate in a seated exercise class and take part in the preparation of a healthy meal for the group to enjoy. The group is run by the clinic's medical family therapy daily routines. intern and exercise intern. If you are interested in learning more information or getting involved, ask your primary care provider for a referral!

Centering: At St. Mary’s Family Medicine, we are the only clinic in the community which is accredited for Centering Healthcare! We offer two Centering group visits:

• Centering Parenting is a group visit which begins with individual well-child health assessments, and then moves into a group setting for discussion, immunizations, and developmental screenings. Centering Parenting brings parents, partners, support people and their same-age infants together with their healthcare providers and other parents in the community to share their similar experiences around raising their children.

Telemedicine

At St. Mary’s Family Medicine, we offer virtual visits which allow you to connect with provider at the comfort of your own home.