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UnityPoint Health
Muscatine, Iowa

Family Medicine - Physician - Northport

Family MedicineIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Family Medicine Physician to join our team in Muscatine, IA.

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.

Commitment to our team has earned us a spot on the Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care.

The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions.

The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.

Opportunity to practice outpatient medicine in an established, well-known primary care clinic serving Muscatine and surrounding communities

Cohesive group of colleagues and supportive staff allowing for autonomy while building the practice according to your preferences

Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical, with a lot of longevity who know the patients and the community extremely well

Flexible Scheduling to Ensure Sufficient Patient Access

  • Support from Partners, Medical Director, Operations Leader, Clinical Leader, Clinical Team, and Referral Specialist
  • Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination
  • Leadership and committee involvement opportunities available

Responsibilities

  • Full-time benefit eligible position, 36 patient contact hours per week
  • Average 20-25 patients per day
  • No nights or weekends
  • No inpatient duties; 24/7 hospitalist coverage
  • Clinic call shared amongst primary care providers
  • Shared call rotation
  • Telephonic call only
  • Calls triaged by MyNurse hotline
  • Minimal call volume
  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
  • General primary care procedures such as joint injections, skin excisions, lacerations, casting, etc.
  • Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
  • Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Family Medicine
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa
  • Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice
  • Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)
  • J-1 waiver sponsorship available

We Offer

Initial 2-year salary guarantee with ability to exceed on an innovative compensation plan

Attractive Incentive Package

  • A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
  • Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
  • Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation

  • Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience
  • A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve

Community

Located in East Central Iowa, Muscatine County's eastern edge touches the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River. The city of Muscatine, once a busy river port, revels in the river today - nestled on the banks of the Mississippi along the only place where the north-south river runs east to west.

Muscatine is rich in history, activities, amenities, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as natural beauty. It is easily accessed by multiple major highways and you’ll find it easily enjoyed as you experience the warm Midwestern hospitality you’ll find in Muscatine.

Please contact Whitney Tate, Physician Talent Partner, at Whitney.Tate@unitypoint.org

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Laceration RepairPatient Care CoordinationClinical Decision MakingCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 34 employers

14
<$330k
14
$330k-360k
12
$360k-390k
8
$390k-420k
2
$420k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
65%
CME allowance
56% this job
Relocation assistance
42%
Loan repayment
26% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,560 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Muscatine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k
Typical market rent
$845/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Salary guarantee (2 years)
Incentive package
Generous time off
CME allowance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement contributions
PSLF eligible
Loan restructuring service