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Welbe Health
Rosemead, California

Primary Care Physician, Pod Leader

Primary CareIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$281k-$331k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Make a difference where it matters most by providing life-changing, community-based care to our most vulnerable seniors. As part of our mission-driven interdisciplinary team, our Primary Care Physicians can build deeper, long-term relationships with fewer patients than in a traditional healthcare model, allowing you to see the impact of your care every day.

Our value-based PACE program allows our Primary Care Physicians to provide truly comprehensive, holistic care, so you can focus on what really matters: your patients.

  • We also care about our providers. That’s why we offer:
  • Competitive compensation with quarterly bonus
  • Generous time off - weekends off, 17 days PTO, 6 sick days, and 12 paid holidays
  • Relocation assistance available
  • CME reimbursement and malpractice/tail coverage
  • Growth opportunities to become a medical director
  • 401K savings + match
  • Medical insurance coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Regular hours of 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday, including home visits
  • Rotating on-call schedule - a few nights or weekends per month, available by phone only

Essential Job Duties Include

Perform comprehensive in-person assessments, leading and partnering with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to develop a personalized care plan for each participant

  • Coordinate discharge for acute, short-term, and long-term placement
  • No hospital rounds – focus on comprehensive care, seeing an average of 8 patients a day

Job Requirements Include

Successful completion of a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

  • Master's or doctorate Degree
  • Board Certification preferred
  • Active state physician license without restrictions

State CDS Certification and DEA Registration

Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification thereafter; CPR and First Aid certification upon hire preferred

We are seeking Primary Care Physicians in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Geriatrics. Must be eligible for enrollment to provide services to Medicare and Medi-Cal participants. Board certification preferred.

If you’re ready to join a healthcare team that values both its patients and its providers, we’d love to hear from you.

Compensation consists of base salary plus bonus. WelbeHealth offers a competitive total rewards package that includes a 401(k) match, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and a broad range of additional benefits. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and relevant qualifications.

  • Compensation Offering
  • $280,737.60—$330,595.20 USD
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

At WelbeHealth, our mission is to unlock the full potential of our vulnerable seniors. In this spirit, please note that we have a vaccination policy for all our employees and proof of vaccination, or a vaccine declination form will be required prior to employment. WelbeHealth maintains required infection control and PPE standards and has requirements relevant to all team members regarding vaccinations.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At WelbeHealth, we embrace and cherish the diversity of our team members, and we're committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

People seeking employment at WelbeHealth are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other status protected by applicable law.

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Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive in-person assessments and lead an interdisciplinary team to develop personalized care plans for seniors. Coordinate acute and long-term care transitions while maintaining a focus on holistic, community-based patient care.

Requirements

Requires completion of an accredited residency program and an active state physician license. Candidates must hold or be eligible for DEA registration and CDS certification, with board certification preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Interdisciplinary team leadershipCare planningPatient assessmentDischarge coordinationMedicare complianceMedi-Cal compliance

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$306k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $276k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Welbe Health ranks #5 of 24 employers hiring Primary Care on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 39 active listings.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician, Pod Leader at Welbe Health a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care — ranked against 1,285 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

15
<$320k
12
$320k-350k
16
$350k-380k
6
$380k-410k
1
$425k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks49 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
53% this job
Loan repayment
35%
Relocation assistance
35% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$300k-$400k
#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.8
Better work-life than 60% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Rosemead

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$884k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,955/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Welbe Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Menlo Park, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Quarterly Bonus
17 days PTO
6 sick days
12 paid holidays
Relocation Assistance
CME Reimbursement
Malpractice/Tail Coverage
401K with Match