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Care Partners
Sacramento, California

Associate Center Medical Director - Physician

Internal Medicine Top 25% in Internal MedicineNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$371k-$415k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
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Job Description

  • Associate Center Medical Director Physician
  • Work-Life Balance | No Nights, Weekends, or Holidays Except for Minimal, Phone-Based On-Call
  • Locations: Sacramento, CA (Relocation assistance available)
  • Compensation: $371,000 - $415,000 negotiable
  • Annual Bonus: Eligible for annual bonus of up to 12% of your base salary, based on company performance.
  • PLUS Sign on BONUS/ Relocation assistance
  • Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Light patient panel: 3-5 patients per day

Benefits

  • Health: Medical, Dental, and Vision 100% covered – NO COST to you or your dependents!
  • Retirement: 401(k) plan with up to 4% employer match

Insurance Coverage: Medical professional liability, long-term disability, life insurance, and worker’s compensation

  • Professional Expenses: State license fees, DEA registration, and one professional membership dues
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME): $2,500 annual allowance plus 5 CME days

Paid Time Off: Vacation Time: 22 days (120 hours), Sick Time: 5 days (40 hours), Nationally observed holidays: 11 nationally observed holidays

About

National leader and largest providers in the United States. Empowering older adults to live independently while receiving high-quality, all-inclusive healthcare and support. By joining their team, you’ll be part of a mission-driven organization making a real difference in seniors’ lives, offering innovative solutions and compassionate care every day.

Requirements

  • Education/Experience
  • Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited medical school.
  • Management, supervisory, or leadership experience.
  • Experience working with frail or elderly populations.
  • Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation
  • Unrestricted state medical license
  • DEA registration with full prescriptive authority
  • Board certification
  • Not listed on the CMS Preclusion List
  • Associate Center Medical Director Position Summary

60% Clinical Duties: Work with the interdisciplinary team to develop and update participant care plans. Evaluate, diagnose, and treat participants; order and interpret tests, prescribe treatment, and coordinate care with specialists and hospitals. Document care in the medical record according to applicable policies. Admit and manage participants in contracted nursing facilities and fulfill required medical staff duties.

40% Administrative & Supervision: Lead and supervise the primary care team, including hiring, training, work assignments, performance reviews, and employee concerns. Coordinate regular primary care meetings and support a collaborative team culture. Support the SCMD or CMD with quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, budgeting, and medical programs. Help manage hospital and emergency department use, specialist referrals, pharmacy use, and short stays in nursing facilities. Oversee the after-hours coverage schedule to ensure a physician is available at all times. Carry out supervisory duties in accordance with organizational policies and applicable employment laws

  • Occasional Travel Requirements
  • Travel may be required to participant and potential participant homes and/or other off-site locations
  • Overnight travel out of state may be required on occasion
  • Additional Information
  • For immediate consideration please call/Text: 714-568-7634

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Center Medical Director will lead the primary care team and oversee clinical operations, including hiring, training, and performance management. They are responsible for developing participant care plans, diagnosing and treating patients, and coordinating care with specialists and hospitals.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipPatient careGeriatric medicineTeam managementQuality improvementCare planningDiagnosis and treatmentStaff supervisionMedical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationHealthcare administration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Center Medical Director - Physician at Care Partners a 7.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,144 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Care Partners holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 14 active listings.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$393k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $355k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
76% this job
Sign-on bonus
62% this job
Relocation assistance
58% this job
Loan repayment
42%

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Work-life snapshot

7.3/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Internal Medicine

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Sacramento

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$455k
Typical market rent
$2,056/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental, and Vision 100% covered
401(k) with up to 4% employer match
Medical professional liability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Worker's compensation
State license fees covered
DEA registration covered