Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

A mission-driven community health organization serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is seeking a Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine) to join its established primary care team in Nassau County. This is a unique opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary, patient-centered medical home model while enjoying exceptional work-life balance, manageable patient volume, and significant loan repayment opportunities.

Overview

• Practice split between Freeport (2 days/week) and Brookville (3 days/week)
• Join an established team consisting of:
  • Chief Medical Officer/Physician
  • Nurse Practitioner (returning from maternity leave)
• Monday-Friday schedule, generally 9:00am-5:00pm
• Approximately 35-hour work week
• Open to a 4-day schedule after initial onboarding/shadowing period
• Shared telephone-only call rotation approximately every 3 weeks
• Most after-hours issues handled through nurse triage
• Average patient volume of 15 patients per day
• Primarily adult patient population with occasional adolescent visits
• Approximately 90-95% of patients have an IDD diagnosis
• Utilize eClinicalWorks (eCW) EMR
• Organization operates as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) offering:
  • Primary Care
  • Dental
  • Podiatry
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
• Strong preference for candidates interested in long-term growth and leadership potential
• Physician role is designed to evolve into future physician leadership opportunities, including potential Medical Director track

Compensation & Benefits

Physicians

• Typical range: $220,000-$240,000
• Exceptional experienced candidates may exceed posted range

Additional Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• Enhanced loan repayment assistance
• HPSA-qualified site
• Organization actively assists providers with grant and loan repayment applications
• Excellent PTO package
• Strong administrative and clinical support

Requirements

Physician Requirements

• MD or DO
• Residency training in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Board Certified or Board Eligible
• Active NY License or ability to obtain
• Medicaid credentialing strongly preferred
• Physicians completing training within the next 6-9 months encouraged to apply

Sell for this Opportunity

• Truly mission-driven organization dedicated to serving a vulnerable and underserved patient population.
• Exceptional leadership team with an all-female C-suite and a highly respected CMO who started with the organization directly out of residency and advanced internally to executive leadership.
• Outstanding employee retention, with many staff members staying for decades.
• Manageable patient volume of approximately 15 patients per day creates excellent work-life balance rarely found in primary care.
• Organization is highly supportive of providers new to the IDD space and willing to train the right candidate.
• Significant loan repayment opportunity through HPSA and PSLF programs. The CMO personally had more than $200,000 in student loans repaid through programs supported by the organization.
• Critical hire for the organization and leadership is committed to finding the right long-term fit.
• Open to both immediate-start candidates and graduating residents/fellows seeking a July 2027 opportunity.