Physician - Primary Care Clinic

Primary CareIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$300k-$350k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 35m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Community Health Centers of America is hiring for an MD/DO to work in our family practice clinics in Gustine, CA. Must be willing to supervise NP/PAs. Possibly will also work in partner long-term care facilities. You will be responsible for diagnosing and treating patients in the clinic setting. Internal Medicine - Family Practice

Community Health Centers of America is a premier multi-specialty group focused on improving the health of the community through excellence in clinical care. Our goal is to provide better care to the patient with a collaborative, supportive, respectful, and productive work environment for its healthcare professionals.

Job Description

  • Helps patients by evaluating medical conditions.
  • Develops and implements treatment plans, including prescriptions.
  • Monitors and evaluates treatment results.
  • Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
  • Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of medical conditions.

Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.

Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations.

Maintains historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries.

Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.

Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Job Qualifications

  • Completion of residency
  • Valid state medical license as MD or DO
  • Valid DEA certificate
  • 3 years’ experience working as a Physician
  • Current BLS and/or ACLS

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Active listening
  • Social perceptiveness
  • Our healthcare professionals enjoy competitive benefits, including:
  • Competitive salaries with benefits, a 401(k) plan, and CME allowance
  • Manageable work schedules, providers are not required to work evenings or weekends
  • Some flexibility with schedules - great for providers with families/other responsibilities
  • Night/Weekend call coverage!
  • Opportunity to work with a diverse range of professionals
  • A professionally challenging environment with a mix of disease acuity
  • A career with administrative freedom - appropriate support staff is supplied

Access to charting system that has been designed for quick and easy billing. Dictation available (including, but not limited to Dragon).

We are looking for skilled, self-motivated, and enthusiastic Providers. If you are interested, please submit your resume.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $300,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year, depending on experience

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Loan forgiveness
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Relocation assistance
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Vision insurance

License/Certification

  • California MD/DO license (Required)
  • Work Location: In person

Schedule: Day shift

  • Monday to Friday
  • No nights
  • No weekends

Position Requirements

  • Must possess a degree in medicine and a valid license from the California Medical Board.
  • Experience: 3-5 years of related experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Licenses/Certifications: Appropriate certifications and/or licensures
  • Current BLS/ACLS required
  • Current DEA required
  • In depth knowledge of legal medical guidelines and medicine best practices

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Active listening and active learning
  • Flexibility to work with a variety of people, differing in ages, personalities, and backgrounds
  • Time management skills to be able to see a high number of patients
  • Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues
  • Critical thinking
  • Social perceptiveness
  • Complex problem solving
  • Respect patient confidentiality

Key Responsibilities

The physician will diagnose and treat patients in a family practice clinic setting while supervising nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, conducting physical exams, and maintaining accurate medical records.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

DiagnosisTreatment planningPatient interviewingLaboratory test orderingInterdisciplinary collaborationMedical documentationVerbal communication

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$325k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $294k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Primary Care market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · above average in primary careranked against 1,356 Primary Care listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$300k–$350kPrimary Care median $315k (middle half $284k–$339k)29 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$294k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in California114 active1,381 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 34% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentCalifornia Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Primary Care pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Community Health Centers of Americasilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index28 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,356 Primary Care listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Primary Care Clinic at Community Health Centers of America 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 1,356 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 39 employers
14
<$320k
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$320k-345k
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$345k-370k
7
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

44 jobs · 39 employers
401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
70%
CME allowance
70% this job
Relocation assistance
52% this job
Loan repayment
48% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.8
Better work-life than 60% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,356 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call
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About Community Health Centers of America

Hospitals and Health Care
Salida, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Life insurance
Loan forgiveness

Living in Gustine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$399k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,395/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.3
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Merced, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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