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Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Norton, Massachusetts

Primary Care & Infectious Disease Physician (Full-Time)

Primary CareIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$197K - $313K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 - Sturdy Health Medical Group is seeking a full-time, Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine physician with fellowship training in Infectious Disease to join our growing team. This unique hybrid position offers the opportunity to combine outpatient primary care with both outpatient and inpatient Infectious Diseases practice in a collaborative, community-based health system. This role is ideal for a physician who enjoys developing long-term relationships with patients while maintaining an active Infectious Disease practice. The position includes:

  • Outpatient primary care practice
  • Outpatient Infectious Disease consultations and follow-up
  • Inpatient Infectious Disease consultation services at Sturdy Memorial Hospital
  • Collaborative care alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent work-life balance in a physician-led, independent health system Requirements:
  • Outpatient primary care practice
  • Outpatient Infectious Disease consultations and follow-up
  • Inpatient Infectious Disease consultation services at Sturdy Memorial Hospital
  • Collaborative care alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent work-life balance in a physician-led, independent health system Comprehensive Benefits
  • Guaranteed base salary with productivity and quality-based incentives
  • Signing bonus up to $100,000
  • Professional liability insurance
  • 4 weeks PTO, 1 week CME, and 10 paid holidays
  • Reimbursement stipend for CME expenses, memberships and dues, licensure and DEA fees
  • Retirement plans including employer-paid pension plan, 403(b) plan with employer match, and 457(b) deferred compensation plan
  • Pet health insurance
  • Free parking
  • Medical and dependent care reimbursement accounts (FSA)
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Identity theft protection Contact Please submit your application materials through the link on this page. For any questions, please contact Kelly Fitzpatrick, Manager, Talent Acquisition & Provider Recruitment, at kfitzpatrick@sturdyhealth.org. Why Sturdy Health? Located in Attleboro, MA, Sturdy Health is an integrated health care system offering hospital-based care, emergency care, urgent care, primary care, and a full range of specialty services across 26 ambulatory locations throughout southeastern Massachusetts. Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an independent, financially stable, 142-bed acute care community hospital serving a population of more than 170,000 residents in suburban communities between Boston and Providence. Attleboro is conveniently located approximately 25 minutes from Boston and 15 minutes from Providence, RI. Our ambulatory network, Sturdy Health Medical Group, includes more than 26 practices located within a 10-mile radius and over 150 providers representing specialties including Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Pulmonary Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Hematology/Oncology, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy, and Urology. As a premier independent community health system, Sturdy Health is committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care to the communities of Attleboro, Foxborough, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norfolk, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Wrentham, and neighboring Rhode Island communities, while welcoming patients from wherever they reside. This hybrid opportunity offers the best of both worlds—the continuity and relationships of primary care combined with the intellectual challenge and variety of Infectious Disease, all within a supportive, physician-focused community health system. - Salary Range: $196,992.72-$313,150.49 - Salary Range Details The pay range displayed on each job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set, and education. This is not inclusive of the value Sturdy Health’s benefits package (if applicable), which includes among other benefits, healthcare/dental/vision and retirement. For annual salaries this is based on full-time employment. - Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. There is no discrimination because of race, color, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability. Current Sturdy Health Employees – Click here to apply for open positions. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area. Are you interested in a position at Sturdy Health with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute? Click here to apply!

Key Responsibilities

The physician will manage a hybrid practice combining outpatient primary care with both inpatient and outpatient Infectious Disease consultations. This includes providing care at Sturdy Memorial Hospital and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine with fellowship training in Infectious Disease. The role requires the ability to handle both primary care and specialized infectious disease services.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License (preferred)Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient ConsultationPatient Relationship ManagementClinical Diagnostics

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$255k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $241k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
57% this job
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
23%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.5
Better work-life than 30% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,333 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Norton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$599k≈ 3.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,765/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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 Sturdy Memorial Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Attleboro, Massachusetts
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed base salary with productivity and quality-based incentives
Signing bonus up to $100,000
Professional liability insurance
4 weeks PTO
1 week CME
10 paid holidays
CME stipend
Employer-paid pension plan