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Sutter Medical Group (SMG) seeks to hire a compassionate, highly skilled Family Medicine physician who is board-certified or board-eligible to join our team.  This unique opportunity allows you to practice medicine in a personalized, patient-focused environment, providing high-quality, comprehensive care to a select group of patients. As a concierge physician, you will have the time and resources to foster strong, long-term relationships with patients, offering them an elevated healthcare experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive primary care services, including preventive health, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions for patients of all ages.
• Maintain a small, dedicated patient panel, ensuring highly personalized care and accessibility.
• Conduct thorough patient assessments, physical exams, and medical histories.
• Develop individualized care plans that focus on long-term health and wellness goals.
• Engage in proactive, preventative care, including health screenings, immunizations, and lifestyle counseling.
• Coordinate care with specialists and other healthcare providers as necessary, ensuring continuity and integration of services.
• Offer same-day or next-day appointments to ensure prompt care and peace of mind for patients.
• Be available for after-hours consultations, whether via phone, MHO, or telemedicine.
• Provide education on health maintenance, disease prevention, and optimal wellness strategies.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date electronic medical records and comply with all relevant documentation standards.

Services Provided:

• Extended Appointment Times: Longer visits with patients, which allows for more in-depth consultations and a more thorough understanding of their health needs.
• 24/7 Access: Provide phone, MHO, or text access by your patients, making it easier to get advice or ask questions outside of normal office hours. Two clinicians per care center with separate practices, but can allow cross coverage for illness and vacation.
• Same-Day or Next-Day Appointments, during 36 hours per week.
• Average of 6 patient visits per day - may be in person, virtual or occasionally home or SNF visits.
• Create individualized health plans tailored to patient?s specific needs, helping to prevent and manage chronic conditions
• Wellness and Preventive Care: More emphasis on prevention, including regular check-ups, screenings, and proactive care to avoid serious health issues.
• Coordination of Specialist Care
• Comprehensive Health Assessments
• Expected to build and maintain a panel size of approximately 400 patients.

• Board certification in Family Medicine (required).
• Active state medical license.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in primary care or family medicine.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with patients.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience with concierge or direct primary care models is preferred, but not required.
• A passion for delivering exceptional patient care and improving the overall patient experience.
• Ability to manage a reduced patient load while maintaining high-quality, individualized care.

• Salary based compensation $335,000 with panel size-based bonus 
• Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000
• Relocation assistance of up to $20,000
• PSLF eligible
• Excellent benefits, including zero-cost medical insurance
• Paid medical benefits for employees and dependents
• CME allowance
• Award-winning, 100% 401(k) match
• Advanced practice technology, including EPIC
• A positive work-life balance and Northern California's natural beauty and lifestyle
• Access to cutting-edge healthcare technology and resources.
• Supportive, patient-centered practice environment.

Sutter Medical Group is a successful, 1,200+ member multi-specialty group offering physicians the opportunity to build their practices within a progressive, financially sound, and collaborative organization. SMG is recognized as a Top Performing Physician Group by the Integrated Healthcare Association. Our members are dedicated to providing the highest quality and most complete health care possible to the people in the communities we serve in the greater Sacramento Valley Area of Amador, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties.

Sacramento, the state capital of California, is the core cultural and economic engine of a four-county metropolitan area exceeding 2.1 million residents. Sacramento is the seventh most populous city in California. Greater Sacramento has been cited as one of the five most livable regions in America. The city offers a wealth of cultural diversity and ample activities, including museums, parks, and historical sites. Sacramento has close access to fabulous lakes and rivers, snow sports, and beautiful trails for running, hiking, biking, etc. Whether it is honoring its Gold Rush beginnings in Old Sacramento or cheering on its professional basketball team, the Sacramento Kings, or its minor league baseball club, the Sacramento River Cats, the city celebrates its past and present. Centrally located, it is an hour and a half from the mountains of Lake Tahoe or the bay of San Francisco. For the wine connoisseur, scenic Napa Valley is just a short drive away.

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.