Family Medicine Regional Medical Director (Region #2)
Listed compensation
$240k-$280k
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Job Description
Family Medicine Regional Medical Director – Region # 2
- Regional Coverage: Joliet (East and West), South East (Chicago) Clinic, South Holland, Hazel Crest
- Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site South Holland
- Compensation: $240,000–$280,000 annually
- Reports To: Chief Medical Officer
About AUNT Martha’S Health & Wellness
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness is committed to supporting the well-being of our communities by advancing equitable access to high-quality healthcare and wellness services. Guided by a culture of innovation, collaboration, and compassion, we create environments that empower our providers to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Position Summary
The Family Medicine Regional Medical Director provides clinical leadership across Region #2 while maintaining an active Family Medicine practice at the South Holland patient care location.
This position serves as the primary point of clinical accountability between frontline providers and organizational leadership. The Regional Medical Director works closely with the Chief Medical Officer, regional operations and nursing leadership, Specialty Medical Directors, Human Resources, and clinical teams to advance quality, patient safety, provider engagement, access to care, and operational excellence.
The Regional Medical Director also serves as a voting member of the Clinical Leadership Council. Regular travel throughout the assigned region is required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership across the assigned Region - Joliet (East and West), South East (Chicago) Clinic, South Holland, Hazel Crest
- Maintain an active Family Medicine clinical practice at the South Holland location.
- Monitor regional clinical quality measures and lead improvement efforts to meet or exceed national FQHC benchmarks.
- Lead clinical peer review, chart audits, patient-safety initiatives, and sentinel-event reviews.
- Support Joint Commission survey readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Meet regularly with physicians and advanced practice providers to support engagement, development, and retention.
- Partner with Human Resources and clinical recruitment leadership on provider recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning.
- Collaborate with regional operations and nursing leadership to improve patient access, clinical workflows, and patient experience.
- Champion team-based care and Patient-Centered Medical Home models.
- Manage provider empanelment and support appropriate credentialing and privileging.
- Participate in site leadership meetings and regional planning activities.
- Strengthen connections between regional providers and Specialty Medical Directors.
- Identify service gaps and contribute to regional growth plans, grant-funded programs, and community health needs assessments.
- Attend monthly Clinical Leadership Council meetings and contribute to organizational clinical policies.
- Complete at least eight hours of leadership development annually.
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited medical school.
- Successful completion of an accredited Family Medicine residency program.
- Active and unrestricted Illinois medical license.
- Current and unrestricted DEA registration.
- Board certification in Family Medicine.
- At least two years of clinical experience with Aunt Martha’s or a comparable Federally Qualified Health Center or community health organization.
- Demonstrated commitment to health equity and medically underserved communities.
- Ability to maintain an active clinical practice while fulfilling regional leadership responsibilities.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the assigned region.
- No active disciplinary actions or unresolved peer-review findings.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading physicians, advanced practice providers, or multidisciplinary clinical teams across multiple locations.
- Experience with clinical quality improvement, peer review, and patient-safety programs.
- Familiarity with HRSA requirements, UDS and HEDIS measures, 340B, and Joint Commission standards.
- Experience with Patient-Centered Medical Home and team-based care models.
- Graduate education in public health or healthcare administration, such as an MPH or MHA.
- Experience recruiting, mentoring, developing, and retaining clinical providers.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong clinical leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to lead and influence clinical teams across multiple locations.
- Ability to interpret clinical quality data and translate findings into measurable improvements.
- Understanding of multisite clinical operations and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to balance patient care with regional administrative leadership.
- Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical quality dashboards, or the ability to learn these systems quickly.
Compensation and Benefits
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive provider benefits, including:
- Annual salary of $240,000–$280,000
- FTCA malpractice coverage with no tail obligation
- Loan repayment program eligibility
- Three weeks of paid vacation to start, increasing to four weeks after four years of employment
- $2,000 CME allowance and five paid CME days
- Three paid summer days
- One paid Wellness Day annually
- Five paid sick days
- Eleven paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Critical illness, cancer, and accident coverage
- AD&D, supplemental life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount programs
Equal Opportunity Employer
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and do not discriminate based on any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership across the assigned regional clinics while maintaining an active Family Medicine practice at the South Holland location. Lead quality, patient-safety, provider-engagement, recruitment, access, and operational improvement efforts, and contribute to organizational clinical policies and regional planning.
Requirements
Requires an MD or DO, completion of an accredited Family Medicine residency, board certification, an active unrestricted Illinois medical license and DEA registration, and at least two years of relevant clinical experience. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to underserved communities, be able to balance clinical practice with regional leadership, and travel regularly; experience with multisite leadership and quality programs is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Illinois, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$271k (98 salary observations; 300 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,409 salary observations; 7,128 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 Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$260k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $260k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $240k–$280k | Family Medicine median $294k (middle half $265k–$327k)323 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Illinois vs national | $271k median in Illinois | $269k nationally (+1%)98 state / 1,409 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$260k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Illinois | 127 active | 2,622 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Illinois physician listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 25% offer loan repayment994 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 | 2,281 in the last 30 days | 1,316 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| AUNT Marthas Health and Wellness | silver tier, 71/100 | Top Employers work-life index13 active listings |
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