Primary Care Physician Opportunity in Southbury, Na
Listed compensation
$250K - $325K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physicians for outpatient primary care openings in the Southbury, Naugatuck, Shelton, and Oxford, Connecticut areas.
This is an excellent opportunity for an IM/FM Physician interested in an outpatient primary care role with a respected Connecticut-based physician group. The incoming physician will provide comprehensive adult or family medicine care, focusing on prevention, chronic disease management, wellness visits, acute care, and long-term patient relationships.
There are currently multiple primary care physician openings available across the surrounding Connecticut market.
This opportunity offers a competitive, MGMA-aligned compensation package, with estimated earning potential in the range of $250,000 - $325,000+, depending on experience, location, panel size, productivity, schedule, and final practice structure.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree
- Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Active or eligible Connecticut medical license
- Strong outpatient primary care skills
- Ability to manage acute care, chronic disease, wellness visits, and preventive medicine
- Excellent communication and patient-care abilities
Benefits
- Competitive MGMA-aligned compensation package
- Estimated earning potential of $250,000 - $325,000+
- Multiple outpatient primary care openings available
- Locations may include Southbury, Naugatuck, Shelton, Oxford, or nearby Connecticut communities
- Full-time schedule
- Long-term community-based patient panel
- Collaborative physician group environment
- Comprehensive benefits package to be discussed with qualified candidates
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive adult or family medicine care focusing on prevention and chronic disease management. Establish long-term patient relationships through wellness visits and acute care in an outpatient setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 52% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$288k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician Opportunity in Southbury, Naugatuck, Shelton or Oxford, CT at Healthcare United 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 1,311 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
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