MOONLIGHTING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (PART-TIME)
Listed compensation
$160 per hour
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern, benefits and time off.
Job Description
Title: MOONLIGHTING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (ON-SITE)
State Role Title: Family and General Practitioners
Hiring Range: $160.00 per hour
Pay Band: 8
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Eastern State Hospital
Agency Website: dbhds.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
This position is responsible for patient care that includes admission, physical examination, diagnosis and initial general medical treatment of adult and geriatric patients. Monitors and manages acute and chronic medical conditions and is an ancillary member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Ensures medical record compliance with regard to state, federal regulations, JC Standards and other accrediting bodies or agencies. Ensures medical record documentation compliance and appropriate completion of documentation to support reimbursement activities for medical coding and billing practices. Serves as an on-call physician when scheduled and as needed.
Successful Candidate
Must possess excellent evaluation, documentation, examination, and diagnostic skills for treatment and management of mental and medical illnesses and diseases.
Must possess effective communication skills, both oral and written, in order to succinctly document in the medical record and for articulating and interacting with patients and others regarding clinical and/or administrative concerns or issues. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to act in the capacity of essential personnel during emergency/crisis situations.
Must be available to serve as an on-call physician when scheduled.
Minimum Qualifications
Current, Virginia license to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Current DEA registration.
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy and completion of an accredited / approved Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency program. Available to serve as an on-call physician when scheduled.
Additional Considerations
Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
Experience with an acute, adult inpatient psychiatric population.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
Phone: 757-208-7717 / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS
Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).
Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Key Responsibilities
This position is responsible for the admission, physical examination, diagnosis, and medical treatment of adult and geriatric patients. The physician also monitors acute and chronic conditions while ensuring medical record compliance and documentation accuracy.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a current Virginia medical license, DEA registration, and a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree. Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency program is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 57% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$333k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $329k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $333k | Primary Care median $140k (middle half $138k–$340k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$329k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Primary Care listings in Virginia | 55 active | 1,381 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 13% remote · 57% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia Physician listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $60k) · 25% offer loan repayment761 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Primary Care pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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