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Placerville, California

Site Medical Director (MD/DO)

Family MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$183.28-$203.64/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

  • You Matter
  • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
  • Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
  • Excellent career growth opportunities

Join Us and Find a Career That Supports

  • Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
  • Autonomy in a warm team environment
  • Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

  • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
  • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
  • Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
  • Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals.

Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How You Make a Difference

The Site Medical Director oversees medical care at the assigned facility in compliance with company, institutional, NCCHC, and ACA standards. They provide direct patient care, supervise clinical staff, and ensure accurate, timely documentation in the EMR or approved formats.

The role includes managing emergency situations, adhering to formulary guidelines, and utilizing in-house resources before external referrals. The Director collaborates with the Health Services Administrator to lead quality improvement initiatives, chronic care clinics, and pharmacy oversight.

They also liaise with community health providers, review clinical protocols annually, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct medical care, supervise staff, and ensure complete, accurate documentation of patient encounters.

Respond to urgent and emergency situations, adhere to established formularies, and use in-house resources before external referrals.

  • Oversee clinical program compliance with NCCHC and ACA standards, reviewing and approving protocols annually.
  • Partner with the Health Services Administrator to lead quality improvement programs, chronic care clinics, and pharmacy monitoring.
  • Serve as liaison with community healthcare providers and offer consultation to facility professionals.
  • Additional Details

Position requires onsite coverage 2 days for 12 hours/week in Placerville location, and can combine with 2 days for 10 hrs/week in South Lake Tahoe location

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

Medical school graduate.

Experience

Experience in Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Public Health preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

  • Must have and maintain current licensure within the State of employment.
  • Maintains a current DEA number.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

Must maintain privileges. Maintains CME requirements for continued medical practice in the State.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We Are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact ADARequests@wellpath.us

Requirements

Candidates must be medical school graduates with current state licensure and a DEA number. Experience in Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Public Health is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionEmergency responseChronic care managementLeadership

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$402k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $364k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$381k–$424kFamily Medicine median $306k (middle half $275k–$325k)398 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$364k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in California341 active2,606 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 32% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 30% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#10 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed
New Family Medicine listings2,078 in the last 30 days1,434 the 30 days before (+45%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 39 employers
12
<$325k
14
$325k-350k
14
$350k-375k
7
$375k-400k
3
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

43 jobs · 39 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
63%
Relocation assistance
51%
Loan repayment
30%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$250k-$500k
#2

Family Medicine PhysicianContract

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$250k-$500k
#3

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$350k-$400k
#4

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$385k-$395k
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,588 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Wellpath

Hospitals and Health Care
Franklin, Tennessee
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k)
DailyPay
Tuition Assistance
Dependent Scholarships

Living in Placerville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$532k
Typical market rent
$2,149/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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