MOONLIGHTING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (PART-TIME)

Primary CareIncludes callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$160 per hour

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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

DEA License

Key Skills

Acute condition managementChronic condition managementCrisis management

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).

What does the Primary Care market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$333kPrimary Care median $140k (middle half $138k–$340k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$329k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Virginia55 active1,381 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 13% remote · 57% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Primary Care Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 24 employers
5
<$285k
5
$285k-325k
13
$325k-365k
12
$365k-405k
1
$420k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs · 24 employers
401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Relocation assistance
36%
Loan repayment
28%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,356 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Williamsburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$420k
Typical market rent
$2,094/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.