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Sentara Health
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Family Medicine Physician- Chimney Hill

Family MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$257k-$354k

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Job Description

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

  • First (Days)
  • Provider Specialty
  • Primary Care

Overview

Sentara Medical Group has a Family Medicine opening in Virginia Beach, VA at our SMG Family Medicine Chimney Hill clinic. 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.

Life in coastal Virginia provides rich and diverse recreational and cultural offerings in addition to our fabulous historic sites. Our communities are consistently ranked among the top places to live in the US with great public and private school options and superb outdoor recreation. Bike, swim, sail, kayak, fish, or just relax on our miles and miles of sandy beaches or catch a bite to eat and listen to music at Norfolk’s Waterside District.

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

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, 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. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

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 the Sentara Medical Group network. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate medical care while utilizing integrated EMR systems.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified Family Medicine Physicians capable of working in a high-performing, physician-led multi-specialty group. The role requires a commitment to patient-centered care and the ability to work effectively within a well-supported clinical environment.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical DocumentationEpic EMRMedical ScribingTriageMulti-specialty CollaborationHealth AssessmentPreventive MedicineDiagnostic SkillsTreatment PlanningPatient EducationElectronic Health Records

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Virginia, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$267k (51 salary observations; 208 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,409 salary observations; 7,128 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 52% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in family medicineranked against 2,625 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$257k–$354kFamily Medicine median $291k (middle half $260k–$311k)102 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Virginia vs national$267k median in Virginia$269k nationally (−1%)51 state / 1,409 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 Virginia68 active2,634 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 52% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · $10k loan repaymentVirginia physician listings (all specialties): 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 26% offer loan repayment751 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#10 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed
New Family Medicine listings2,296 in the last 30 days1,351 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$427k$50/wRVU × 8,530 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,625 Family Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 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- Chimney Hill at Sentara Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,625 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

49 jobs · 37 employers
11
<$285k
10
$285k-320k
16
$320k-355k
8
$355k-390k
4
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

44 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
50% this job
Relocation assistance
41%
Loan repayment
34% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,625 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

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

Living in Virginia Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$378k≈ 1.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,098/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
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.

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