Primary Care Physician
Pay as listed: $220/hr · no weekends · Chowchilla, California · pays above the median of 33 Primary Care listings (92nd percentile).
Listed compensation
$220/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Primary Care Physician – $220/hr - Weekly Pay
- Location: Chowchilla, CA
- Schedule: Monday-Friday | 7:00 AM–3:00 PM
- Hours: Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week |
- Pay: $220.00/hour
- Setting: California State Correctional Facility
- Orientation: Orientation schedules may vary during and may require flexibility.
- Weekly Pay
About AvaMed Workforce
AvaMed Workforce is a healthcare staffing agency specializing in placing qualified healthcare professionals throughout California, including assignments within California's correctional healthcare system.
We are currently in URGENT need of a Primary Care Physician (PCP) for a full-time assignment at a correctional facility located in Chowchilla, California.
This opportunity offers a highly competitive $220 per hour rate, consistent hours, and the opportunity to provide essential medical care within California's correctional healthcare system.
Position Overview
The Primary Care Physician will provide comprehensive medical services to patients within a correctional healthcare setting.
Working under the direction of designated facility medical leadership, the physician will provide high-quality primary care services in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice, applicable laws and regulations, policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care services, including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Conduct patient examinations, review medical histories, order appropriate diagnostic testing, and develop individualized treatment plans.
- Prescribe medications and treatments in accordance with applicable standards of care.
- Monitor patients' clinical progress and modify treatment plans when medically appropriate.
- Identify patients who may require specialty consultation, diagnostic procedures, or a higher level of care and initiate appropriate authorization requests.
- Complete all required clinical documentation, treatment forms, referrals, and medical records accurately and within required timeframes.
- Follow established utilization management and prior-authorization procedures for applicable specialty services, consultations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
- Collaborate with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nursing staff, mental health professionals, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Follow medical staff bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, infection-control practices, and established standards of care.
- Coordinate with facility medical leadership regarding medically necessary treatment, referrals, and patient transfers when required.
- Participate in clinical reviews when requested by facility medical leadership, including reviews involving adverse outcomes, complex cases, and quality-of-care concerns.
- Review patient health records and provide written clinical assessments or review documentation when required.
- Participate in Professional Practice Committee activities and other clinical quality-improvement activities when requested.
- Provide medical services consistent with generally accepted professional standards and within the physician's authorized scope of practice.
- Maintain a professional, collaborative, and patient-focused approach while working within the policies and security requirements of a correctional healthcare environment.
Why Work With AvaMed Workforce?
AvaMed Workforce specializes in connecting qualified healthcare professionals with opportunities throughout California. Our team works directly with our providers throughout the assignment, from onboarding and credentialing through scheduling and ongoing support.
This Opportunity Provides
- Consistent 40-hour workweek
- Competitive rate
- Long-term assignment opportunity
- Dedicated AvaMed staffing support
- Experience working within California's correctional healthcare system
We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible.
If you are interested in this opportunity, submit your resume through this posting. A member of the AvaMed Workforce recruiting team will review your qualifications and contact qualified candidates regarding the next steps.
AvaMed Workforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified healthcare professional capable of providing primary care services in a correctional environment. They are expected to follow established medical standards, policies, and security protocols while maintaining professional clinical practices.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$458k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $413k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
AvaMed Workforce holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 16 active listings.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician at AvaMed Workforce a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care — ranked against 1,306 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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