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Department

DH STD CONTROL PROGRAM PAV L

Job Summary

The Denver Health Medical Center Department of Family Medicine is seeking a full-time Family Medicine Junior Faculty Fellow (1.0 FTE). This unique 12-month Fellowship offers candidates a year to enhance their Family Medicine training typically in one or two areas of focus, while continuing to grow in the broad scope of Family Medicine clinical practice. Fellows will choose areas of focus that will enhance their development; prepare them to be leaders in education, academic or clinical Family Medicine; and enhance the environment in which they work. Fellows teach other trainees and participate in scholarly work mentored by the Fellowship Director or an agreed upon Mentor. Fellows also learn the multiple systems involved with primary care in a safety net setting.Other training experiences will be designed by the fellow and the Fellowship Director and/or agreed upon Mentor. Further curriculum details are available through from the Fellowship Director. This Fellowship is 12 months and begins July 1; applicants interested in a different start date should speak with the Fellowship Director. Completion of the Fellowship does not guarantee future employment at Denver Health or the University of Colorado, although our goal is to position Fellows for academic or leadership positions in Family Medicine for the safety net workforce at any organization.The successful candidate will have an academic appointment through the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Applicants must have or be eligible to obtain a Colorado medical license and be board certified in Family Medicine. This Fellowship is not currently open to other medical specialties.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluating and treating primary care patients in all clinical settings where Family Physicians work as determined for the fellowship year. (40%)
• Participating in Quality Improvement activities in their home clinic, in the Department of Family Medicine, Community Health Services or in the larger systems that care for patients and as applies to the goals of the fellowship. Creating scholarship from the work in regional or national presentations or appropriate publications (20%)
• Participating in additional training rotation and electives as deemed appropriate for the fellowship goals. (20%)
• Teaching medical and health professions students, and residents in a variety of settings, whenever possible (20%)
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Education:

• M.D. or D.O. from accredited medical school, board-eligible in Family Medicine by the start of the fellowship Required
• Successful completion of an accredited Family Medicine residency Required

Work Experience:

Licenses:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Family Medicine principles and practice
• General skills related to the assessment and triage of primary care patients. Skills related to teaching medical students, Family Medicine residents, and other trainees
• Ability to work shifts FQHC clinics at DH, and as designated in the specific fellowship designed for inpatient call.
• This position may require work on overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts commensurate with practice in the FQHCs and call pools, FMOB and/or AFM.
  
  

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$88,742.00 - $88,742.00 / yr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver?s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado?s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

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