Family Medicine Physician - Forest Lakes
Listed compensation
$257k-$354k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
City/State
Charlottesville, VA
Work Shift
- First (Days)
- Provider Specialty
- Primary Care
Overview
Sentara Medical Group has a Family Medicine opening in Charlottesville, VA at our Forest Lakes 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 Charlottesville, VA provides everything you could want in a big city but in a small town, nestled in the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Recently voted the top college in the state, The University of Virginia is among the nation’s top universities. You can expect to see many musical talents and sporting events come through our University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena as well as visit architectural masterpieces like Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Route 151, or The 151 as the locals call it, provides a custom beverage touring experience with various breweries and wineries all close to one another with a stunning view of the mountains. Whether your interests lie in hiking, shopping, historical sites, or wining and dining, Charlottesville and its four beautiful and distinct seasons provide limitless options.
To learn more about Sentara and the communities we serve, please visit Sentara Health and America's First Region.
Contact me at zcsipe@sentara.com to hear more about this position and how it could be the career you've been looking for!
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, overtime, 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.
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 at the Forest Lakes clinic. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate medical care within the Sentara network.
Requirements
Candidates must be qualified physicians specializing in Family Medicine. The role requires a commitment to providing patient-centered care and participating in an established, physician-led practice environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Virginia, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$268k (46 salary observations; 215 listings), vs ~$271k nationally (1,432 salary observations; 7,264 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, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · top 25% in family medicine | ranked against 2,625 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $257k–$354k | Family Medicine median $291k (middle half $260k–$311k)102 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Virginia vs national | $268k median in Virginia | $271k nationally (−1%)46 state / 1,432 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$302k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Virginia | 67 active | 2,618 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Virginia physician listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 26% offer loan repayment743 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #10 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 2,273 in the last 30 days | 1,333 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$427k | $50/wRVU × 8,530 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician - Forest Lakes 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.
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