Primary Care Physician
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Job Description
Introduction to the Role and Practice
Centra is actively seeking Family Medicine Doctors for our growing Primary Care Centers. We are seeking candidates with a MD/DO distinction, and who are board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine. CMG operates 13 primary care practices, bringing a full range of health and wellness services to Central Virginia families.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation based on regular hours plus overtime hours worked
- 15k rural bonus annually
- Up to 120k in student loan repayment
- J1 or H1b visa sponsorships available
- Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
- Up to $7,500 CME allowance
- 224 hours of allowable time off
- 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match of 3%
- Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options
- Malpractice coverage
Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos.
Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum.
Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices.
Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary care and health services to families within the Centra Medical Group network. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality medical care across outpatient practices.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed residency training in Family or Internal Medicine. Applicants must be board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Virginia, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$268k (46 salary observations; 215 listings), vs ~$271k nationally (1,432 salary observations; 7,264 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.4 / 10 · top 25% in family medicine | ranked against 2,621 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Family Medicine median $277k (middle half $255k–$311k)106 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Virginia vs national | $268k median in Virginia | $271k nationally (−1%)46 state / 1,432 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Virginia index 101.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Virginia | 67 active | 2,621 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 44% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $120k loan repayment | Virginia physician listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 26% offer loan repayment744 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #10 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 2,286 in the last 30 days | 1,333 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician at Centra Health a 7.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,621 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
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