Family Medicine Regional Medical Director (Region #1)
Listed compensation
$240k-$280k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Family Medicine Regional Medical Director – Region #1
- Location: Aurora, Illinois
- Regional Coverage: Carpentersville, Humboldt Park, Woodstock, Aurora, and Aurora HOC
- Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site
- Compensation: $240,000–$280,000 annually
- Reports To: Chief Medical Officer
- FLSA Status: Exempt
About AUNT Martha’S Health & Wellness
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness is committed to supporting the well-being of our communities by advancing equitable access to high-quality healthcare and wellness services. Guided by a culture of innovation, collaboration, and compassion, we create environments that empower our providers to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Position Summary
The Family Medicine Regional Medical Director provides clinical leadership across the Aurora Region while maintaining an active Family Medicine practice at the Aurora patient care location.
This position serves as the primary point of clinical accountability between frontline providers and organizational leadership. The Regional Medical Director works closely with the Chief Medical Officer, regional operations and nursing leadership, Specialty Medical Directors, Human Resources, and clinical teams to advance quality, patient safety, provider engagement, access to care, and operational excellence.
The Regional Medical Director also serves as a voting member of the Clinical Leadership Council. Regular travel throughout the assigned region is required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership across the Aurora Region.
- Maintain an active Family Medicine clinical practice at the Aurora location.
- Monitor regional clinical quality measures and lead improvement efforts to meet or exceed national FQHC benchmarks.
- Lead clinical peer review, chart audits, patient-safety initiatives, and sentinel-event reviews.
- Support Joint Commission survey readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Meet regularly with physicians and advanced practice providers to support engagement, development, and retention.
- Partner with Human Resources and clinical recruitment leadership on provider recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning.
- Collaborate with regional operations and nursing leadership to improve patient access, clinical workflows, and patient experience.
- Champion team-based care and Patient-Centered Medical Home models.
- Manage provider empanelment and support appropriate credentialing and privileging.
- Participate in site leadership meetings and regional planning activities.
- Strengthen connections between regional providers and Specialty Medical Directors.
- Identify service gaps and contribute to regional growth plans, grant-funded programs, and community health needs assessments.
- Attend monthly Clinical Leadership Council meetings and contribute to organizational clinical policies.
- Complete at least eight hours of leadership development annually.
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited medical school.
- Successful completion of an accredited Family Medicine residency program.
- Active and unrestricted Illinois medical license.
- Current and unrestricted DEA registration.
- Board certification in Family Medicine.
- At least two years of clinical experience with Aunt Martha’s or a comparable Federally Qualified Health Center or community health organization.
- Demonstrated commitment to health equity and medically underserved communities.
- Ability to maintain an active clinical practice while fulfilling regional leadership responsibilities.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the assigned region.
- No active disciplinary actions or unresolved peer-review findings.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading physicians, advanced practice providers, or multidisciplinary clinical teams across multiple locations.
- Experience with clinical quality improvement, peer review, and patient-safety programs.
- Familiarity with HRSA requirements, UDS and HEDIS measures, 340B, and Joint Commission standards.
- Experience with Patient-Centered Medical Home and team-based care models.
- Graduate education in public health or healthcare administration, such as an MPH or MHA.
- Experience recruiting, mentoring, developing, and retaining clinical providers.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong clinical leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to lead and influence clinical teams across multiple locations.
- Ability to interpret clinical quality data and translate findings into measurable improvements.
- Understanding of multisite clinical operations and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to balance patient care with regional administrative leadership.
- Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical quality dashboards, or the ability to learn these systems quickly.
Compensation and Benefits
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive provider benefits, including:
- Annual salary of $240,000–$280,000
- FTCA malpractice coverage with no tail obligation
- Loan repayment program eligibility
- Three weeks of paid vacation to start, increasing to four weeks after four years of employment
- $2,000 CME allowance and five paid CME days
- Three paid summer days
- One paid Wellness Day annually
- Five paid sick days
- Eleven paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Critical illness, cancer, and accident coverage
- AD&D, supplemental life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount programs
Equal Opportunity Employer
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and do not discriminate based on any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
The Regional Medical Director provides clinical leadership across the Aurora region while maintaining an active Family Medicine practice. They are responsible for monitoring quality measures, leading peer reviews, and supporting provider engagement and operational excellence.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine degree, be board certified in Family Medicine, and possess an active, unrestricted Illinois medical license. A minimum of two years of clinical experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center or similar community health organization is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Regional Medical Director (Region #1) at AUNT Marthas Health and Wellness a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,395 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
AUNT Marthas Health and Wellness holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 7 active listings.
In Illinois, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$290k (34 salary observations; 59 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (461 salary observations; 1,470 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$260k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $260k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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