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Mooresville, North Carolina, United States

Family Medicine Physician

Family MedicineNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Duke Health Lake Norman Primary Care is actively recruiting Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine physicians to join a growing primary care network in the Mooresville, North Carolina region.

We are a vibrant network within the world-renowned Duke University Health System where our providers work in a collaborative practice, supported by medical assistants and nurses as well as other specialists to provide comprehensive and personalized patient-centered care.

Providers also have access to a unified electronic health record system, an expansive network of specialists for consultation and referral and ancillary services for diagnostic and testing needs.

  • Physicians interested in Duke Health Lake Norman Primary Care would receive:
  • Outpatient only Practice
  • Competitive Base Salary plus incentive structure
  • Generous 403b Retirement Contribution
  • Eligibility for tuition assistance and loan forgiveness programs
  • CME Reimbursement
  • Nurse Triage On-Call
  • Malpractice/Tail Coverage Paid

EPIC EMR

  • AI optimized documentation assistance
  • Robust team-based care

Visit Duke Health Lake Norman

Mooresville is on Lake Norman, the largest lake in North Carolina and less than 30 miles from Charlotte. The area boasts excellent schools, a variety of outdoor recreational activities on Lake Norman, and a thriving local economy. With a strong sense of community and a relaxed lifestyle outside the largest city in NC, Mooresville is perfect for physicians seeking a balance in work and life.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.

To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Please Note

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Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient family medicine care as part of a collaborative primary care network, supported by medical assistants, nurses, and specialists. Deliver comprehensive, personalized, patient-centered care and use the health system’s electronic record and diagnostic resources.

Requirements

Applicants must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine. The posting does not specify a minimum number of years of experience.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Outpatient CareComprehensive CareElectronic Health RecordsSpecialist Consultation and ReferralDiagnostic Testing

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 52% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in family medicineranked against 2,564 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $275k (middle half $250k–$315k)152 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in North Carolina54 active2,630 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 52% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentNorth Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment506 active listings, Oct 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#4 of 26 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 days · 29% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 790 postings, 1,192 closed
New Family Medicine listings1,884 in the last 30 days1,371 the 30 days before (+37%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Family Medicine pay trend−3.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,564 Family Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Oct 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 at Duke Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,564 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 33 employers
11
<$295k
7
$295k-340k
14
$340k-385k
9
$385k-430k
2
$430k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs
401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
58% this job
Relocation assistance
48%
Loan repayment
30% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,564 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Duke Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Durham, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Base Salary plus incentive structure
Generous 403b Retirement Contribution
Tuition assistance and loan forgiveness eligibility
CME Reimbursement
Malpractice/Tail Coverage Paid
EPIC EMR
AI optimized documentation assistance
Robust team-based care

Living in Mooresville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$392k
Typical market rent
$1,675/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.