Physician(FT) - Primary Care - Newport Health Center
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Job Description
Newport Health Center is currently seeking a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine or MED/PEDS Physician to work with our team to manage the health and wellness of our patients. You will work collaboratively to provide comprehensive care to our patients in western New Hampshire.
Working under the general direction of the medical director, you will practice autonomously as well as in collaboration with physicians, APRNs, and PA colleagues as well as other healthcare providers to provide primary healthcare to patients in our practice.
Newport Health Center is a Rural Health Clinic with onsite services including lab and radiology and close access to New London Hospital and Dartmouth Health.
What Newport Health Center Has to Offer You
- Inclusive and collegial multidisciplinary team
- Opportunity for mentorship, scholarly work, and teaching
- Ties to the Academic Medical Center
- Vacation, CME days, Federal Holidays, up to 6% retirement match
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision, Malpractice, Life and Disability
What New Hampshire Has to Offer You
- Four seasons for both outdoor and indoor lifestyles
- Access to major cities and airports
- Proximity to mountains and hiking trails
- Driving distance to the seacoast/ocean
Flourishing Art and Restaurant Community
Known for its abundant outdoor activities and maple sugar and apple orchards, Newport is a classic New England town that is located six miles from Mount Sunapee and Lake Sunapee and 50 minutes from the state capital, Concord.
Considered the cultural center of New Hampshire, Concord boasts eateries, cultural venues, unique shops, a boutique movie theater, performing arts centers, music and art schools, galleries, and more.
Concord’s location also provides easy access to the coast, the mountains, and local farms and is only an hour from Boston.
- Required Licensure/Certifications
- DEA License
- Licensed MD or DO with NH eligibility REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:(BLS) Basic Life Support
Key Responsibilities
Manage the health and wellness of patients in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment. Provide comprehensive primary healthcare services while working under the direction of the medical director.
Requirements
Must hold a valid DEA license and be a licensed MD or DO with eligibility to practice in New Hampshire. A Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 44% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician(FT) - Primary Care - Newport Health Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,305 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Newport
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $346k
- Median resident rent
- $1,378/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
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