Lead Physician, Primary Care

Over 300k in potential compensation. The Lead Physician for Primary Care provides direct clinical care to a panel of members. They guide clinicians on best practices on delivering value-based care. Additionally, they work closely with our Medical Director to provide clinical leadership to our providers, Nurses, Behavioral Health specialists, and Medical Assistants.  4 key areas for responsibility for the Lead Physician: Provide excellent primary care to a panel of members, leading your pod interdisciplinary care team Coach fellow providers in how to provide excellent primary care / urgent care / or community care to their members and effectively lead their interdisciplinary care teams. Mentor care teams during population health huddle to achieve their quality and utilization goals. Alongside the Medical Director, the Lead Physician is the clinical leader in the center. They address questions from and provide clinical guidance to nurses, MAs, and fellow providers about clinical cases as they arise. The Lead Physician is core part of the center and market’s leadership team. They are accountable for driving the market toward successfully achieving its quality, utilization and engagement goals. Alongside the medical director, they partake in leadership meetings and will also be AbsoluteCare’s ambassador to community based organizations, hospital systems, and payer partners. Duties and Responsibilities Provide Primary Care services to panel of members in accordance with the PCMH model of care. Work in a team environment (with social work, care management, behavioral health, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.), process feedback, and facilitate discussion and implementing plans of care from other members of the team. Coach and mentor physicians and Advance Practice Providers. Treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic conditions onsite. Possess a comfort level and the knowledge to differentiate when exacerbation can be treated within AbsoluteCare and when a higher level of care is needed. Vigilant in keeping track of patients and their disease processes to prevent ER visits, admissions to the hospital, and readmissions. Implement plans of care in collaboration with the patient, their family and other team members. Use technology and the electronic health record to the highest capability to increase quality initiatives and efficiency within the practice. Provide on-call coverage for the office in rotation with other providers. Develop clinical protocols and pathways to upskill all clinical support staff to practice top of license Approximately 70-80% of the time dedicated to direct clinical care. Minimum Qualifications Active, unrestricted medical license in the state of employment. 5+ years of clinical experience and administrative experience leading interdisciplinary teams. Strong problem solving, project management and organization skills. Independent self-starter and critical thinker interested in population health, healthcare utilization management, and the ongoing development of our care model. Compensation Information: Details: Over 300k in potential compensation

Created: 2026-03-13