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Yale New Haven Health
Stonington, Connecticut

Physician Primary Care | Outpatient | Pawcatuck, CT ***$40,000 Signing Bonus***

Primary CareIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

base of $290K+

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday4-day week

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job Title: Primary Care Physician

Location: 91 Voluntown Rd, Stonington, CT

Work Schedule

  • M-F, 8am-5pm, shared weekend phone, call (5x annually)
  • Scheduled Hours: 40, 36 clinical/4 admin, 4-day work week
  • Position Type: FTE
  • EMR System: EPIC
  • Practice Website: YNHH - Stonington Family & Internal Medicine

Highlights

  • Collegial practice of 4 physicians, 2 APRN, 1:1 support staff model
  • New or recent grads encouraged to apply
  • BC/BE Required
  • Excellent work/life balance, 36 Patient Hours/Week, 4 admin time, four-day work available
  • 16-20ppd with light, shared phone-call responsibilities with regional group (5x/year)
  • EMR: EPIC, ambient AI scribe service imbedded
  • Leadership/academic opportunities, affiliate of Yale University School of Medicine

$300K+ guaranteed base (two years); $40K+ sign-on bonus, wRVU production bonuses and Quality incentives, malpractice coverage, retirement/pension and full traditional benefits, up to $80K in student loan reimbursement.

What Makes This Opportunity So Special?

Yale New Haven Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is inviting internal medicine-trained physicians to join an expanding established primary care practices in Stamford and Westchester County.

Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) a physician-led multispecialty group. NEMG is a not-for-profit multispecialty medical foundation established in 2010.

Because we are part of Yale New Haven Health, our patients have access to all the resources of one of the country’s leading health systems, including our affiliated hospitals where Northeast Medical Group physicians also care for patients:

Why Choose Yale New Haven Health?

Excellent work environment—Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance. Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too.

Career Advancement – Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system!

Compensation Package – Enjoy an enhanced compensation package, with a two-year guaranteed base of $290K+ (based on experience), generous sign-on bonus, wRVU production bonuses and Quality incentive plans.

Relocation Assistance – We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless.

Benefits: – Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions.

Employment Perks – Employee wellness initiatives and support programs. Professional development and continuing education opportunities. Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multi-specialty group with over 1,000 physician. Intriguing cities with something for everyone, whether you love arts, history, parks or delicious food.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate patients, and treat acute and chronic illnesses
  • Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests
  • Involves patients and their families in care and treatment decisions
  • Creates treatment plans and completes orders in patient's charts
  • Collaborates on improvements in care delivery and service with staff, other physicians and management
  • Initiates appropriate specialty referrals
  • Provides clinical information to the interdisciplinary team in a clear and timely manner
  • Ensures that proper patient documentation is timely, accurate and complete
  • Works with practice management to ensure proper compliance with billing, coding and CPT code assignment
  • Achieves and maintains optimal patient access
  • Provides interdepartmental medical consultation as requested
  • Participates in the development of medical protocols, standard procedures and management of

Qualifications

Degree of MD or DO with ABIM-recognized internal medicine residency (three years minimum) or ABFM-recognized family medicine residency (three years minimum)

Licensure

Valid American Board certification in either internal medicine or family medicine and renewed (if needed) prior to expiration Valid and unrestricted New York medical license BLS certification Valid DEA registration and Controlled Substance Certificate (or in the process of obtaining)

To learn more, please email or schedule a time to speak with our Family Medicine Physician Recruiter: Lee Bradford at Lee.Bradford@ynhh.org You can also use the booking feature below to schedule a phone interview with Lee that is mutually convenient.

Schedule a time to speak with Lee

YNHHS Requisition ID

155210

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient evaluationDiagnostic testingTreatment planningElectronic medical recordsClinical documentationBilling and codingInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyCompliance management

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

What does the Primary Care market look like in Connecticut?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.1 / 10 · above average in primary careranked against 1,318 Primary Care listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$290kPrimary Care median $275k (middle half $250k–$302k)117 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$280k in purchasing powerConnecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Connecticut41 active1,318 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$80k sign-on · $80k loan repaymentConnecticut physician listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 21% offer loan repayment312 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#17 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed
New Primary Care listings842 in the last 30 days474 the 30 days before (+78%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,318 Primary Care 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 Physician Primary Care | Outpatient | Pawcatuck, CT ***$40,000 Signing Bonus*** at Yale New Haven Health a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care — ranked against 1,318 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Primary Care Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 33 employers
9
<$285k
11
$285k-320k
10
$320k-355k
8
$355k-390k
3
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
54% this job
Sign-on bonus
51% this job
Relocation assistance
41% this job
Loan repayment
32% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.1
Better work-life than 70% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,318 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Yale New Haven Health

Hospitals and Health Care
New Haven, CT
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$40K+ sign-on bonus
wRVU production bonuses
Quality incentives
Malpractice coverage
Retirement/pension
Full traditional benefits
Up to $80K in student loan reimbursement
Relocation assistance

Living in Stonington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$614k≈ 2.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,713/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
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.