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Tacoma, Washington

Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician - Salaried Locum

Family MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

Salary Range: $279K–$329K

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

You've invested years in developing the skills to provide exceptional care — and our model is designed to support you in doing just that. At Washington Permanente Medical Group, our physicians benefit from comprehensive practice and administrative support that allows them to focus on what matters most: their patients.

From managing follow-up instructions and patient emails to helping connect patients with social services, we take care of many of the non-clinical responsibilities for you.

Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is the clinician-led medical group that provides care exclusively for Kaiser Permanente members in Washington state. With over 1,300 clinicians across more than 30 specialties, WPMG is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty practices in the Pacific Northwest.

Position Overview

Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is currently seeking part-time (0.8 FTE) Board Certified or Board Eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine trained salaried locum physician(s) to join our Tacoma Medical Center clinic team in Tacoma, Washington.

Ideal candidates will have experience with telehealth and digital health—or the flexibility to incorporate virtual care into their practice.

  • This position is 100% outpatient with no call required.
  • You will have an excellent balance of patients per day and work with a centralized Telehealth Medical Center team to support your patients 24/7.
  • The Inbox support team will manage up to 70% of your in-basket messages.
  • AI Scribing & Summarization supports cutting down charting time by half.
  • In our integrated health care model, our clinicians have instant access to dozens of specialties, which allows for a level of collaboration and comprehensive treatment your patients deserve.

Learn More About Tacoma Medical Center

[https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/washington/facilities/tacoma-medical-center-339021]

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary Range: $279,366 to $328,666 (salary will be prorated based on FTE, new hire salaries will be based on factors such as education, training and experience.)
  • Market-leading Medical Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Annual Education Leave + Allowance
  • Employer Paid Malpractice & Tail Coverage

Qualifications

  • Medical Degree MD/DO Required
  • BC/BE Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Required
  • Ability to obtain: Unrestricted Federal DEA
  • Ability to obtain: WA State Medical License

Community

Living in Tacoma Washington [https://livability.com/wa/tacoma/]

Our Inclusive Workforce

Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is committed to an inclusive workforce culture.

WPMG has a focus on supporting all our physicians and professional staff in an inclusive environment, identifying community healthcare disparities, and providing education and tools to provide culturally responsive care to mitigate these disparities.

If you have an interest in joining our inclusive workforce culture, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our mission to improve the health of our members and the communities that we serve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, age, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide exceptional outpatient care to Kaiser Permanente members within a clinician-led medical group. Collaborate with a multi-specialty team and utilize telehealth tools to manage patient health and follow-ups.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient ManagementClinical Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician - Salaried Locum at Permanente Medicine a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,390 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Permanente Medicine ranks #4 of 23 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 61 active listings.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$304k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $284k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$304k midpoint, that is roughly $12k–$21k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 35 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
66%
CME allowance
66%
Relocation assistance
57%
Loan repayment
43%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,390 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Tacoma

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$488k≈ 1.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,740/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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