Director / Lead Physician | ~$300K+ | Value-Based Care Leadership | Dayton, Columbus & Cincinnati, Ohio
Listed compensation
~$300K+ earning potential with performance incentives
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Board Certified Physician for a Director / Lead Physician role supporting multiple locations across the Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati regions. This is a unique opportunity to combine clinical care with leadership responsibilities in a value-based care model focused on medically complex and underserved populations.
- ~$300K+ earning potential with performance incentives
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Generous PTO and CME allowance
- Integrated care model with strong clinical, behavioral health, and social support services
- Leadership opportunity across a growing regional footprint
- Provide primary care to a panel of high-acuity patients
- Lead and mentor physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary teams
- Partner with leadership to drive clinical strategy and improve outcomes
- Oversee care coordination across outpatient and transitional care settings
- Manage complex chronic conditions, substance use, and behavioral health needs
- Support quality improvement and population health initiatives
- Participate in leadership and operational meetings
Requirements
- Board Certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
- Open to Infectious Disease or Addiction Medicine with recent primary care experience
- Active or eligible for Ohio medical license
- Several years of clinical experience with leadership or mentorship background
- Experience working with complex or underserved populations preferred
- Comfortable managing high-acuity patients
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with bonus structure
- Paid malpractice
- Full benefits package
- CME support
- PTO and work-life balance
- Relocation assistance
If you are seeking a collegial practice with excellent support and resources, contact Healthcare United today.
Key Responsibilities
The Director/Lead Physician will provide primary care to high-acuity patients while leading and mentoring interdisciplinary teams across multiple regional locations. They will also partner with leadership to drive clinical strategy, improve outcomes, and oversee care coordination in a value-based care model.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Ohio, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$258k (34 salary observations; 165 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,878 salary observations; 6,417 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $323k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Healthcare United ranks #3 of 20 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director / Lead Physician | ~$300K+ | Value-Based Care Leadership | Dayton, Columbus & Cincinnati, Ohio at Healthcare United a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,542 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.
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