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MedCap Health
Norfolk, Virginia

Long Term Care Doctor - Post-Acute Care Physician

Internal Medicine 8.7 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsContract

Listed compensation

$100k-$250k

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Job Description

Are you ready to redefine your career with a flexible schedule and a rewarding role? MedCap Health is looking for a Long Term Care Doctor – Post-Acute Care Physician to join our team. Whether you're looking for full-time, part-time, or a flexible schedule that fits your life, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for. Step into a position that values your expertise, your leadership, and your passion for patient care!

What's the Scope?

Pay: This contract position offers $100,000-$250,000+/year.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • No overnight or weekends
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Administrative support

Schedule

This healthcare position offers unmatched flexibility. Choose a schedule that works for you-full-time, part-time, or customized hours designed to fit your professional and personal goals.

Your Contributions Matter

As our Long Term Care Doctor - Post-Acute Care Physician, you'll lead care teams in skilled nursing facilities, managing complex cases discharged early from hospitals. You'll collaborate with Nurse Practitioners and specialists to deliver hospital-level care in a long-term setting. Your leadership ensures continuity, quality, and compassion in every patient interaction.

What's Required?

  • Board Certification or Board Eligible internal medicine, critical care, family practice, or geriatrics
  • Previous experience in leadership positions or as a hospitalist is strongly preferred.

About Medcap Health

As a physician-led and focused organization, MedCap Health is helping reshape the clinical landscape of post-acute care. We provide a comprehensive approach to medical care, offering a wide range of services from pulmonology and nephrology to psychiatry, internal medicine, and more.

Partnering with over 200 skilled nursing facilities across 11 states, we're bridging gaps and ensuring people receive the top-quality healthcare they deserve.

We empower our physicians by providing autonomy, schedule flexibility for work/life balance, and opportunities for growth, making this an excellent destination in your career journey. Join a mission-driven team that will provide the support you need to achieve your personal and professional goals!

Join Us!

Ready to lead the future of post-acute care? Apply now to be our Long Term Care Doctor - Post-Acute Care Physician! Our initial application process is fast, simple, and mobile-friendly. Your next healthcare career move is just a few clicks away.

Key Responsibilities

Lead care teams in skilled nursing facilities to manage complex cases discharged from hospitals. Collaborate with Nurse Practitioners and specialists to ensure continuity and quality of care.

Requirements

Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in internal medicine, critical care, family practice, or geriatrics. Previous experience in leadership or as a hospitalist is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical managementTeam collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Long Term Care Doctor - Post-Acute Care Physician at MedCap Health a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,271 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

MedCap Health ranks #21 of 22 employers hiring contract/1099 Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 33 active listings.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$175k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $173k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
74%
Sign-on bonus
70%
CME allowance
59%
Relocation assistance
39%
Loan repayment
33%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Internal Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,271 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Norfolk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$298k≈ 3.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About MedCap Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Washington , DC
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
No overnight or weekends
Malpractice coverage
Administrative support
Flexible schedule