Physician- MD/DO Direct Primary Care
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Job Description
Southern Oregon Wellness is seeking a compassionate, patient-centered MD or DO to join our growing direct primary care practice in Southern Oregon.
This is an opportunity for a physician who wants to step away from the traditional high-volume, insurance-driven model and return to the heart of primary care: time with patients, meaningful relationships, prevention, and personalized medicine.
- Title: Family Medicine / Primary Care Physician — MD or DO
- Employment: Full-time or part-time
- Location: Southern Oregon
- Practice Model: Direct Primary Care
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care for patients across the lifespan
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic medical conditions
- Provide preventive care, annual wellness visits, and health-risk assessments
- Develop individualized treatment and wellness plans
- Build long-term relationships with patients and families
- Provide patient education and lifestyle counseling
- Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies
- Manage chronic disease using evidence-based approaches
- Coordinate specialty care when appropriate
- Participate in practice development and quality improvement
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide whole-person care
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Ideal Candidate
We Are Looking for a Physician Who
- Holds an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
- Is board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or another appropriate primary care specialty
- Holds or is eligible for an Oregon medical license
- Has excellent clinical judgment and communication skills
- Values preventive medicine and patient education
- Enjoys developing long-term relationships with patients
- Is comfortable practicing with a high degree of professional autonomy
- Is interested in innovative approaches to primary care
- Brings compassion, curiosity, and a genuine desire to improve patients' health and quality of life
- Experienced physicians and physicians early in their careers are encouraged to apply.
Why Direct Primary Care?
At Southern Oregon Wellness, we believe physicians should have the time to actually practice medicine.
Our Direct Primary Care Model Allows For
- Longer visits
- Smaller patient panels
- Greater accessibility for patients
- More meaningful physician-patient relationships
- Greater focus on prevention and wellness
- Reduced dependence on insurance-driven visit volume
- More flexibility in how care is delivered
- The opportunity to practice medicine in a way that puts the patient relationship first
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible scheduling
- Full-time or part-time opportunities
- Manageable patient panel
- Longer appointment times
- Supportive, collaborative practice environment
- Professional autonomy
Join Us
If you're an MD or DO looking for an opportunity to practice relationship-based primary care with the time and freedom to truly know your patients, we would love to hear from you.
Requirements
Must hold an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school and be board certified or eligible in a primary care specialty. Candidates must hold or be eligible for an Oregon medical license and possess excellent clinical judgment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 40% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Oregon index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Primary Care listings in Oregon | 26 active | 1,335 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 40% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Oregon physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 17% offer loan repayment348 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Primary Care hiring demand | #17 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed |
| New Primary Care listings | 920 in the last 30 days | 458 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Primary Care pay trend | −2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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