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Optimal Care
Big Rapids, Michigan

Physician - Make an Impact with Work Life Balance

Family Medicine 8.2 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$215k-$238k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Why You'll Enjoy Working with Us
  • Enjoy no weekends, holidays, or on-call and flexible schedules that adapt to your lifestyle
  • Enjoy independent practice within a framework that values your expertise
  • Experience a limited patient census, allowing for meaningful time with your patients
  • Collaborate with colleagues to advance population health initiatives
  • Be part of a team that offers non-stereotypical healthcare, breaking away from the mold
  • Experience fast and easy credentialing so you can begin making an impact sooner
  • Join a tight-knit community with collaboration and support
  • Build meaningful connections with both your team and your patients
  • Utilize our dedicated education department with full-time training staff
  • Start strong with a tailored onboarding process that meets you where you are, with a single point of contact
  • Engage in weekly touchpoints with peers and management to stay connected and supported

About the Role

Practice medicine in a way that prioritizes time, connection, and meaningful patient relationships. As a Physician in Physician Services, you'll provide advanced primary and specialty care to geriatric and medically complex patients, often in their homes or care settings, with the autonomy to focus on delivering thoughtful, patient-centered care that improves comfort, function, and quality of life.

In this role, you'll conduct comprehensive medical evaluations, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, develop individualized treatment plans, and coordinate care with patients, families, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

You'll also provide medical leadership and collaborative oversight for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, helping ensure high-quality, coordinated care while mentoring fellow clinicians.

Through your expertise and leadership, you'll play a vital role in improving patient outcomes, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations, and enhancing the quality of life for the patients and families you serve.

Location: Home Office: Grand Rapids, MI

  • Main Service Area: Baldwin, Muskegon, Farwell, and surrounding areas
  • This role requires once a week visits to the facilities that we partner with in this service area
  • Physicians are assigned to 2-3 facilities

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.

Required Qualifications

  • Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy
  • Current unrestricted State license to practice medicine
  • Board certification in family practice, internal medicine, geriatric or palliative care
  • Prior supervisor / management experience
  • Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum 2 years experience in healthcare, with a combination of acute care, geriatric and/or long-term care practice

Experience with geriatric patients

Essential Skills and Competencies

  • Demonstrated interpersonal, supervisory, and management skills with ability to communicate effectively
  • Demonstrates proven organizational development and project management

Exhibits working knowledge of regulations and reimbursement in home health care as well as proven leadership abilities

Pay Range

This role provides a base annual salary (listed below) and has monthly bonus potential

Pay Range

  • $215,000—$238,000 USD
  • How We Care for You
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off for Full Time
  • Part Time/Per Diem also accrue Paid Time Off
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
  • Company paid Short Term Disability
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Pet Insurance
  • ID and Fraud Protection
  • And more...
  • Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career.

Top Work Places for 12 consecutive years, Great Places to Work certified for 6 consecutive years, and we believe that exceptional care starts with exceptional people. We’re committed to supporting your professional growth, valuing your expertise, and creating an environment where you can do your best work every day.

As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients and families every day.

We are a leading provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice that encourages collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence. From chronic disease management and rehabilitation to end-of-life care, our focus is on improving outcomes and enhancing quality of life.

We live a simple Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.

Background Screening

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Reasonable Accommodations

We offer reasonable accommodations throughout the application process, interview stages, and during employment to ensure all team members can thrive. Please reach out to us if you would like to request a reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We believe an exceptional place to work begins with diverse perspectives. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Key Responsibilities

Provide advanced primary and specialty care to geriatric and medically complex patients, including conducting evaluations, managing acute and chronic conditions, creating individualized treatment plans, and coordinating care with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams. Provide medical leadership and oversight for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants while supporting improved outcomes, fewer unnecessary hospitalizations, and better quality of life.

Requirements

Requires a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy, an unrestricted state medical license, board certification in family practice, internal medicine, geriatrics, or palliative care, and prior supervisory or management experience. Candidates must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and automobile insurance; at least two years of healthcare experience and experience with geriatric patients are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Comprehensive Medical EvaluationDiagnosis and TreatmentAcute and Chronic Disease ManagementIndividualized Care PlanningCare CoordinationGeriatric CarePrimary CareClinical LeadershipSupervision and MentoringInterdisciplinary CollaborationCommunication

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$227k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $235k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Optimal Care ranks #14 of 18 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Make an Impact with Work Life Balance at Optimal Care a 8.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,586 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
65% this job
CME allowance
56%
Relocation assistance
37%
Loan repayment
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 8.2
Among the best 10% of Family Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,586 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Big Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$229k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,094/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
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 Optimal Care

Medical Practices
Jackson, Michigan
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Mileage Reimbursement
Minimum 3 Weeks Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
HSA and FSA options
Company paid Short Term Disability
Company paid Life Insurance
401(k) with Employer Match
Pet Insurance