Primary Care Physician — Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing

Job overview

The Primary Care Physician role is onsite across rural Southeast Colorado, with the listed area extending from Lamar toward Trinidad. Compensation is not specified; the posting describes a productivity-based pay model and says a flat travel fee or stipend is available. The physician supports long-term care and skilled nursing facilities serving rural senior communities. The physician provides clinical and supervisory oversight, manages chronic and complex geriatric patients, and collaborates with facility teams. Monthly in-person rounding and timely documentation support continuity of care, quality improvement, and post-acute care initiatives.

What you'll do

• Provide supervisory oversight and monthly in-person rounding
• manage chronic and complex geriatric patients in long-term care and skilled nursing settings
• collaborate with facility nursing and administrative teams
• document care in the EMR promptly
• participate in quality improvement and post-acute care initiatives
• build relationships with rural facilities and care teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

primary care physician

long-term care

skilled nursing

geriatric care

internal medicine

family medicine

monthly rounding

rural healthcare

southeast colorado

lamar co

part-time

lykos medical

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Flexible part-time schedule with a minimum of one in-person rounding visit per month. Requires MD or DO, board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatrics, an active Colorado medical license or ability to obtain one, and a DEA license. Travel fee or stipend may be available.

About the employer

Lykos Medical is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists). Sector: 62.