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Cross Colorado off your bucket list with this locum tenens opportunity! Our client is looking for a physician specializing in internal medicine to begin coverage in early June. Hours include 7:30a - 5:30p shifts for 3 days per week. The selected locum will be handling acute/chronic cases, diabetes, hypertension, and general internal medicine cases....
Location:CO
Specialty:Internal Medicine
Provider Type:Physician
Your next locum tenens opportunity awaits in Colorado! Our client is looking for a gastroenterologist to begin coverage in early April. Hours include 24 hour shifts with a mix of hospital and call coverage. The selected locum will be handling rounds, colonoscopies, endoscopies, sigmoidoscopies, tube insertions, and other GI procedures. There is a chance...
Location:CO
Specialty:Gastroenterology
Provider Type:Physician
Another locum tenens opportunity has arrived in Colorado! Our client is looking for an optometrist to begin coverage immediately. Hours include 9:30a - 6p shifts from Mondays - Fridays. The selected locum will be handling pressure tests, eye exams, refractions, and other optometry cases. There is a chance for an extension with this opportunity. This...
Location:CO
Specialty:Optometry
Provider Type:Physician
Colorado is the site of your next locum tenens opportunity! Our client is looking for a general surgeon to begin coverage in late April. Hours include 24 hour call coverage shifts (7a - 7a). The selected locum will be handling laparoscopic surgeries, acute breast cases, chest tubes, central lines, tracheostomies, trauma, and other general surgery cases....
Location:CO
Specialty:General Surgery
Provider Type:Physician
Cross Colorado off your bucket list with this locum tenens opportunity! Our client is looking for a cardiologist to begin coverage in early April. Hours include 8a - 5p clinic shifts from Mondays - Fridays with some occasional call coverage. The selected locum will be handling high blood pressure/cholesterol, arrhythmias, pacemaker reads, echos/EKGs,...
Location:CO
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician
Ever wanted to visit Colorado? Now you can with this locum tenens opportunity! Our client is looking for a pediatric hospitalist to begin coverage in late April. Hours include 24 hour call coverage shifts (7a - 7a). The selected locum will be handling PICU/trauma care, deliveries, C-sections, A lines, afib, neonatal resuscitation, and other pediatric...
Location:CO
Specialty:Pediatric Hospitalist
Provider Type:Physician
Ever wanted to visit Colorado? Now you can with this locum tenens assignment! Our client is looking for a physician specializing in family practice to begin coverage in early May. Hours include 8a - 5p shifts from Mondays - Fridays. The selected locum will be handling acute/chronic care, physicals, follow ups, diabetes, hypertension, and other family...
Location:CO
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician
Your new job is waiting in Colorado! Our client is looking for an otolaryngology/ENT surgeon to begin coverage in early July. Hours include 9a - 5p clinic shifts. The selected locum will be handling consults, follow ups, emergencies, ear tubes, sinus/septal cases, septoplasties, and other ENT procedures. There is a chance for an extension with this...
Location:CO
Specialty:Otolaryngology/ENT Surgery
Provider Type:Physician
Locum tenens physician jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel physicians hold all the same qualifications as a permanent physician, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to ZipRecruiter, physicians in Colorado typically earn an average of $150,773 per year.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, family medicine physicians earn an average of $244,640 a year.
Physicians in Colorado are required to complete 30 hours of CME every year, starting in 2026. Currently physicians only need to complete two hours of training per licensing cycle, specifically for opioid prescribing and other substance use disorder treatments.
Yes, new graduates can work in Colorado as long as they receive the proper licensing and certification specific to their state. Check out our physician licensing guide to get started.
The highest paying physician specialties include neurosurgery, thoracic, and orthopedic surgery. Highly technical surgical specialties like these earn around $600,000 a year.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of physician and surgeon jobs will increase by 3% between 2022 and 2032. About 24,200 openings for physicians and surgeons are projected each year.