Physician, Family Medicine

About the role

Join a health system in Northeast Pennsylvania as a Primary Care Physician focused on innovative care for patients aged 65 and older with extended 40‑minute appointments, and 20‑minute appointments for younger patients and acute care visits. You will work within an expanded care team that includes nurses, pharmacists, case managers, social workers, behavioral health specialists, and more, with a capped patient panel size and a split of clinical and administrative time.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care to patients, with extended 40‑minute visits for those 65+ and 20‑minute visits for patients under 65 and acute care.
• Collaborate with an expanded care team including shared clerical staff, nurses, medication therapy management pharmacists, pharmacy management, RN case managers, health managers, social workers, clinic health associates, primary care nurse coordinators, behavioral health specialists (onsite and via telehealth), and coding educators.
• Maintain a risk‑adjusted patient panel size capped at 2,100 patients (physicians) or 1,800 (advanced practitioners).
• Allocate 36 hours per week to clinical work and 4 hours to administrative duties.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more.
• Continuing medical education: 15 working days and $3,500 annually.
• Teaching opportunities at family medicine, internal medicine, and internal medicine/pediatrics residency programs, plus advanced practice preceptorship, medical student teaching, and faculty appointments with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
• Ability to sponsor H1B visas.

Pay

• Base salary range: $320,000 – $375,000, with a starting base of $320,000 for physicians with two years or less experience and higher for more experienced providers.
• Recruitment incentive: $100,000 lump sum paid upon start.
• Medical school loan repayment: $150,000 paid in four installments.
• Residency/Fellowship stipend: $2,500 per month available up to 18 months prior to graduation.
• Geography stipend: $10,000 at specified locations.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, 5 days per week.
• 36 clinical hours and 4 hours for administrative work each week.