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Sentara Health
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Family Medicine Physician - East Market Health Center

Family MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$257k-$354k

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Job Description

City/State

Harrisonburg, VA

Work Shift

  • First (Days)
  • Provider Specialty
  • Primary Care

Overview

Sentara Medical Group has a Family or Internal Medicine opening in Harrisonburg, VA at our East Market St Health Center. Join Sentara's established practice working full-time with flexible hours. Call is minimal, phone only and triaged first 24/7 by an RN.

Highlights Include

Permanent Guaranteed Base Salary

Annual Quality Performance Incentive

Productivity Bonus Opportunity

Sign on Bonus

Starting Bonus

Residency Stipend Option

Flexible Schedules

  • Loan Repayment eligible (Sentara is a 501(c)3 non-profit)
  • Retirement Package with Matching Contribution
  • 3% Additional Company Contribution to Retirement Plan
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health, Vision, Dental, Disability and more
  • Physician Time Off
  • Malpractice and Tail coverage
  • CME expense reimbursement
  • Fully integrated EMR (Epic)
  • PSLF eligible, Non-Profit
  • DAX Medical Scribe

Our collegial and innovative team treats a diverse population in our well-supported clinic with 1:1 staff support. Sentara Medical Group has seamless access to specialists and other healthcare services available throughout the greater Sentara network of care.

Sentara Health is an award-winning, nationally recognized, innovative nonprofit healthcare system. Our physician-led organization is a top-tier, high-performing multi-specialty group that brings together over 2,000 providers to deliver quality and compassionate care to our communities.

Harrisonburg can be described as the adventure capital of the Shenandoah Valley. Nicknamed "The Friendly City,” it is surrounded by some of the most spectacular mountain ranges of the Blue Ridge and outdoor recreation in Virginia. It not only has been recognized as a pinnacle among mountain biking communities but also has many cultural, art, culinary, and historical attractions as well. It is also home to James Madison University, voted the most recommended public university in the nation by the Wall Street Journal. Only two hours from Washington, DC and minutes from George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park, one of the most visited parks in the National Park system, Harrisonburg provides year-round entertainment that has something for everyone.

To learn more about Sentara and the communities we serve, please visit Sentara Health and America's First Region.

Contact me at zcsipe@sentara.com to hear more about this position and how it could be the career you've been looking for!

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $256,505.60 - $353,808.00 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Providers at Sentara are eligible for special benefits such as Annual CME Allowance and 100% malpractice and tail coverage.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

  • In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
  • For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
  • North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care services to a diverse patient population within an established health center. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate medical care.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified physicians specializing in Family or Internal Medicine. The role requires the ability to work full-time in a clinical setting and participate in a minimal, phone-only call schedule.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Family medicinePatient careClinical documentationElectronic medical recordsMedical scribingTriageCommunicationCollaboration

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Virginia, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$261k (50 salary observations; 175 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,472 salary observations; 6,727 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Sentara Health ranks #4 of 20 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · above average in family medicineranked against 2,589 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$257k–$354kFamily Medicine median $270k (middle half $250k–$275k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Virginia vs national$261k median in Virginia$269k nationally (−3%)50 state / 1,472 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$302k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Virginia66 active2,602 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentVirginia Physician listings: 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $65k) · 25% offer loan repayment757 active listings, Oct 2026
Family Medicine pay trend−5.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sentara Health#4 of 20 for payTop Employers work-life index
Implied production pay~$427k$50/wRVU × 8,530 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,589 Family Medicine listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician - East Market Health Center at Sentara Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,589 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 36 employers
10
<$290k
16
$290k-330k
15
$330k-370k
7
$370k-410k
2
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 36 employers
401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
60% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Relocation assistance
36%
Loan repayment
31% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,589 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Permanent Guaranteed Base Salary
Annual Quality Performance Incentive
Productivity Bonus
Sign-On Bonus
Starting Bonus
Residency Stipend Option
Flexible Schedules
Loan Repayment Eligible

Living in Harrisonburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$333k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,720/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Harrisonburg, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.