Family Medicine Physician - Salem, OR
Listed compensation
$270K - $320K
The week · per this posting4-day week
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Job Description
Family Medicine opportunity in Salem, Oregon; less than 1 hour from Portland with a focus on innovation to ease the way for patients and providers!
Why Join Us?
At Praxis Health, our providers are hands-on caregivers who transform the health and lives of our patients. We believe in a relationship-centered, high-touch approach through value-based care.
What We Offer
100% Established Outpatient Practice: Focus on delivering exceptional care seeing 18 patients per day with an established patient panel.
Highly Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a generous first-year guarantee of $270K, with production-based incentives in year two averaging $320K.
- Work-Life Balance: A 4-day workweek
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health, life, vision, dental insurance, paid malpractice insurance, OR licensure, and DEA certificate coverage.
- Autonomy and Support: Enjoy physician autonomy backed by robust administrative support.
- Light Call Schedule: Shared call, with no hospital call requirements.
- Specialty Access: Endocrinologist embedded within the clinic.
- Visa Sponsorship: Support for H-1B and J-1 visa candidates.
- Location: South Salem Primary Care, Praxis Health
- Discover Salem, Oregon
- Nestled in the heart of the scenic Willamette Valley, Salem is Oregon’s charming state capital. With a backdrop of the serene Willamette River, Salem is a hub for year-round recreational activities such as:
- Mid-sized community with population of 177,000
- 1 hour to Portland, 45 minutes to Eugene
- Hiking, biking, camping, fishing, and boating.
- Easy access to rugged and pristine beaches, snow skiing, and winter sports.
- Exploring nearby wineries and Oregon’s largest state park, Silver Falls.
Salem’s vibrant community offers cultural events, live theater, shopping, fine dining, concerts, and historic landmarks. It’s no wonder Salem is praised as one of the best places to live, work, and play.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD/DO
- Board Certification/Eligibility in Family Medicine
General Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch.
The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment
Combination of medical office and exam/procedure room settings.
This position performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids and/or tissues. All employees performing these duties are offered the opportunity to receive the Hepatitis-B vaccination series.
Key Responsibilities
Providers act as hands-on caregivers transforming patient health through a relationship-centered, high-touch approach focused on value-based care. Responsibilities include delivering exceptional care in an established outpatient practice setting, seeing approximately 18 patients per day.
Requirements
Candidates must possess an MD or DO degree and be Board Certified or Eligible in Family Medicine. The role requires regular physical activity including standing, walking, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
Praxis Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 16 active listings.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician - Salem, OR at Praxis Health a 8.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,586 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.
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