Senior Medical Director – Primary Care Physician
Job at a glance
Job description
Southern Oregon
A well-established healthcare organization in Southern Oregon is seeking a Senior Medical Director to join its leadership team. This is an excellent opportunity for a physician who wants to remain clinically active while stepping into a meaningful senior leadership role.
The position offers a highly attractive 50% leadership / 50% provider structure, a four-day workweek, protected administrative time, and flexibility to complete portions of administrative work remotely.
Position Highlights
- Competitive Base Salary
- $7,000 sign-on bonus
- $5,000 relocation assistance
- Potential GainShare incentive
- Monday–Thursday schedule
- 7:30 AM–6:00 PM
- No Friday clinic
- 50% Senior Medical Director / 50% Primary Care
- 20 hours per week dedicated to senior leadership responsibilities
- Remote/hybrid flexibility for administrative work
- Potential eligibility for NHSC and PSLF
- Malpractice coverage provided
Clinical Practice
The Senior Medical Director will maintain an active primary care practice while serving in a key physician leadership capacity.
The provider portion of the schedule is structured approximately 60% clinical / 40% administrative, allowing dedicated time for responsibilities outside of direct patient care.
- Patient care hours generally 8:00 AM–4:40 PM
- Approximately 18 patient templates per full clinical day
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary practice environment
- Opportunity to maintain meaningful patient care without giving up protected leadership time
Leadership Responsibilities
The Senior Medical Director will work closely with clinical and executive leadership to support:
- Clinical quality and performance
- Physician and provider support
- Clinical standards and best practices
- Provider coaching and development
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Provider engagement and retention
- Clinical policies and protocols
- Strategic and operational initiatives
Call
Call is shared among providers and is generally light, averaging approximately 4–7 calls per month. Calls most commonly involve matters such as urgent laboratory results.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: $254,176
- Sign-On Bonus: $7,000
- Relocation: $5,000
- Potential GainShare incentive
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Malpractice coverage
- Potential NHSC/PSLF eligibility
Ideal Candidate
This opportunity is well suited for a physician who enjoys both patient care and leadership and is looking for a role where administrative responsibilities are genuinely protected rather than added on top of a full clinical schedule.