Primary Care Physician

About the role

ChenMed is a physician‑led, mission‑driven primary care organization and one of the most successful full‑risk Medicare Advantage providers in the nation. Its vision is to become America’s leading primary care provider by honoring seniors with affordable VIP care that delivers better health. The organization emphasizes accountability, health coaching, simplifying care for actionable behavior change, and a culture of love, accountability, and passion.

Responsibilities

• Independently provide care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses in the older adult population.
• Take full accountability for patient care and outcomes, seeking specialist consultation when needed while remaining responsible for detailed care.
• Engage with hospitalists when patients are hospitalized, regardless of employer.
• Perform assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, care coordination, and documentation for acute and complex chronic health needs.
• Lead the care team (care promoter, care facilitator, care coordinator) for office‑based patients.
• For patients unable to come to the office (hospital, SNF, LTC, homebound), engage with transitional care team, case managers, acute and transitional‑care physicians, and other available resources.
• Play an active role in managing the center and covering for other providers when absent.
• Participate in recruiting patients for the center and additional providers for the company.
• Supervise, collaborate with, or function within a practice or collaborative agreement with an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP), remaining accountable for the APP’s actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned at manager’s discretion.

Requirements

• MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or similar specialty.
• Ability to obtain a current, active state medical license for the state(s) of practice (or already hold one).
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or similar specialty is preferred; board eligibility is required.
• Maintain board certification through necessary MOC, CME, and/or retaking board exams as required.
• Hold a current DEA number for schedule II‑V controlled substances.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the first 90 days of employment.

Skills

• Availability and accessibility for patients to build trust (open for walk‑in visits, timely response to calls/messages).
• Service orientation – provide care as you would want for a family member or yourself.
• Evidence‑based medicine knowledge, plus awareness of lifestyle and nutrition impacts on health.
• Physician leadership – continuously develop leadership skills for patients, team, center, and company.
• Commitment to quality – work with care teams to achieve high quality outcomes and continuously improve practice and operations.
• Ability to competently and compassionately influence patients, team, and self to achieve best outcomes.
• Physician self‑care – maintain physical, mental, social, and spiritual well‑being for sustainability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other word‑processing, spreadsheet, database, e‑mail, presentation software used by the company.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally as needed, nationally for initial training (2 weeks), and occasionally regionally/nationally for recruiting or training.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written); additional language fluency may be required for certain centers and will be disclosed at application.
• Exercise independent judgment.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as needed.

Pay

The posted pay range is $221,141 – $315,915 (base annual full‑time salary). Final compensation depends on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors; the role may also be eligible for bonuses or commissions.

Schedule

Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as needed; travel may be required locally, nationally for initial training (2 weeks), and occasionally regionally/nationally for recruiting or training.