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Tucson, Arizona

Center Medical Director

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$99k-$375k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Title: Center Medical Director

Company: Oak Street Health

Role Description

The purpose of the Center Medical Director role at Oak Street Health is to lead the clinical team at their center in providing the best patient care and a great place to work in order to keep patients happy, healthy and out of the hospital.

The Medical Director will practice primary care in our clinics alongside their provider colleagues at 80% clinical time and 20% administrative time.

The CMD will have mission-critical leadership responsibilities, which include setting an example for how thoughtful primary care is practiced, serving as a formal mentor, coach, and advisor to providers in Oak Street clinics, and participating in critical organizational-wide strategic initiatives.

Core Responsibilities

The Center Medical Director is the medical leader for his/her OSH center. In this role the CMD will have the following responsibilities:

Support of Organizational Strategy

  • Work in tight collaboration with the Practice Manager and Outreach Manager/Director to achieve our organizational objectives:
  • Best Care Anywhere
  • Unmatched Patient Experience
  • Exceptional Growth
  • Great Place to Work and Leader in DE&I
  • Drive implementation of OSH strategic initiatives.

Follow direction from regional leadership (regional medical director or senior medical director) in collaboration with CMDs in the region to implement regional priorities and reach regional objectives.

Cascade both organizational information to care team members as well as escalate care team concerns and ideas to the rest of the organization.

Provider Management

  • Help coordinate and lead the onboarding of new providers at the center.
  • Model excellent medical care, implementation of the care model, and success in metrics.

Support consistent and robust OSH care model implementation by ensuring care teams are effectively preparing for and executing daily huddles, patient care planning and management, admission prevention work, and clinical documentation workflows.

Ensure that the medical care provided by each provider and care team is appropriate evidence based care that keeps patients healthy and out of the hospital.

Understand, teach and implement Oak Street's clinical guidelines at both the individual provider and center level.

Support each care team and the center to provide the highest quality (primary and secondary) preventative care.

Educate and provide ongoing support for providers in implementation of the value based full risk model of care.

Assess and address root causes when center metric goals are not reached.

Leadership and Coaching

  • Create and maintain a culture of coaching up and growth of providers and care teams.
  • Listen to feedback from care team members and address concerns with constructive problem-solving.
  • Conduct performance reviews and discuss provider goals and help develop plans to achieve these goals.

Culture

  • Acknowledge and celebrate successes of care team members and communicate opportunities for improvement.
  • Achieve triad best practices.
  • Support a positive, Oaky culture of joy in practice.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will be:

M.D., D.O., or A.P.N or P.A. graduates.

Board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine required for M.D. or D.O., Board certification in Family, Adult, or Gerontology for A.P.N.

Experience in clinical leadership roles, leading and coaching providers to be the best they can be for their patients and their colleagues.

  • Experience using a metrics-driven approach to the provision of medical care and/or quality projects.
  • Passionate about their work and motivated to be a part of a fast growing organization.
  • Aware of their leadership skills and potential for impact and eager to share those with a fast-growing, energetic team on the leading edge of healthcare innovation.
  • Commitment to older adults and to low-income patients.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and a love for problem solving.
  • Ability to remain calm in the midst of the storm, guiding others to smart, effective solutions.
  • 5+ years of experience in outpatient practice preferred.

Fellowship training in Geriatrics, other professional degrees (e. g., M.B.A., J.D., M.P.H.), and prior executive roles welcomed but not required.

  • US work authorization
  • Anticipated Weekly Hours
  • 40
  • Time Type
  • Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$99,420.00 - $374,920.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits for Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/14/2027

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Center Medical Director leads the clinical team to provide high-quality patient care while balancing 80% clinical practice and 20% administrative duties. They are responsible for mentoring providers, implementing organizational care models, and driving strategic initiatives to improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an M.D., D.O., A.P.N., or P.A. degree with relevant board certification in Internal, Family, or Gerontology medicine. At least 5 years of outpatient practice experience and a strong background in clinical leadership are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Team managementStrategic planningEvidence-based medicineValue-based careQuality improvementPerformance management

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$99k–$375kInternal Medicine median $285k (middle half $253k–$312k)28 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$236k in purchasing powerArizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in Arizona28 active1,393 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 52% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 7% offer loan repayment513 active listings, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine hiring demand#3 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed
New Internal Medicine listings591 in the last 30 days334 the 30 days before (+77%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+4.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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About CVS Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$320k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.