Associate Medical Director for Primary Care - Physician - JMG North, Jefferson Health
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time · on_site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
- ability, and continuous improvement, helping JMG achieve excellence in quality, safety, service, and financial stewardship.
- ability, and retention. Quality, Safety & Population Health Advance Jefferson’s quality and safety agenda, ensuring clinicians remain informed, engaged, and accountable for key initiatives. Lead efforts related to opioid stewardship, including monitoring prescribing practices and helping drive reductions in inappropriate use. Champion adoption and effective use of the “On Point” safety system and other organizational safety tools. Collaborate with Population Health leadership to support performance on quality metrics, gap closure, preventive care, chronic disease management, and value-based care initiatives. Represent JMG North on relevant ACO committees, providing leadership and clinical insight. Strategic & Financial Alignment Partner with the SVP/Associate CMO and Administrative SVP for JMG North to meet strategic, operational, and financial goals. Participate in regional planning and execution of initiatives aimed at improving access, efficiency, growth, and patient experience. Provide clinical input into resource allocation, staffing models, care delivery design, and performance optimization. Clinician Engagement & Communication Conduct regular practice visits, rounding, and meetings to maintain a deep understanding of local needs, barriers, and opportunities. Facilitate consistent communication of system priorities and changes to clinicians, ensuring clarity and alignment. Support onboarding, orientation, and integration of new primary care clinicians. Leads the longitudinal orientation program for new Primary Care physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians within Jefferson Medical Group. Clinical Responsibilities (0.3 FTE) Provide direct primary care services consistent with professional standards and Jefferson clinical guidelines. Maintain a high level of clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and patient satisfaction. Serve as a role model for evidence-based practice, patient safety, and team-based care.
- ability while supporting growth and development. Flexible, adaptable, and committed to organizational integrity and mission. Work Shift Rotating (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Abington Memorial Hospital Primary Location Address 225 Newtown Road, Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or dis
- ability or any other protected group or status.
- ability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Medical Director provides clinical leadership and operational oversight for primary care physicians and APPs within JMG North. The role balances administrative leadership (0.7 FTE) with direct patient care (0.3 FTE) to ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient primary care delivery.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be board certified in a primary care specialty with an active Pennsylvania medical license. Demonstrated leadership experience in a clinical or operational capacity is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Medical Director for Primary Care - Physician - JMG North, Jefferson Health at Jefferson Health Plans 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 1,219 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- On-site
Living in Warminster
- Typical market rent
- $2,509/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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