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Middletown, New York

Physician Resident (Primary Care) - Optum, Cr

Primary Care Top 25% in Primary CareFull-Time

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from $39/hour

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Posted 4mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Get ready to put your training into practice with the Physician Pathways Program at Optum. As a part of the Optum network, Optum is seeking career-minded final-year Primary Care Residents and Fellows ready to get a head start on their clinical career with a forward-thinking organization that is transforming the future of care. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim.

We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home.

Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone.

Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights

  • Receive a generous guaranteed salary in your final year of training
  • Enhance the experience of your final months of training and eliminate the burden of job searching

Learn how to operate and thrive in a value-based care model in a system that is driving population health initiatives nationally

Grow exposure to the Quadruple Aim framework and various understandings of care settings

Mentorship from experienced physicians within your future practice easing transition from training into practice

The customized program will be completed at Optum Tri-State facilities in New Jersey and/or virtually with deep exposure to primary and specialty care the practice environment that will require a commitment of only a few hours per month.

What Makes an Optum Career Different?

  • Be part of a best-in-class employee experience that enables you to practice at the top of your license
  • We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients

We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations

Practice medicine autonomously in an ambulatory setting partnering with primary care, with a sustainable and thriving national health care organization

Required Qualifications

M. D. or D. O.

Must be transitioning into their final year of residency or fellowship or early into their final year.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred candidate will be a local physician resident in New York.

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $39.60 - $59.86 per hour. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role.

We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Key Responsibilities

Participate in a customized pathways program to transition from residency into clinical practice. Focus on delivering care within a value-based model and contributing to population health initiatives.

Requirements

Must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and be transitioning into or early in the final year of a residency or fellowship. Preference is given to local physician residents in New York.

Key Skills

Patient CareAmbulatory Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Resident (Primary Care) - Optum, Crystal Run - Pathways Program - Middletown, NY at UnitedHealth Group a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,245 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

UnitedHealth Group ranks #2 of 15 employers hiring Primary Care on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 1,180 active listings.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks47 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

7.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Primary Care

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution