Internal Medicine, Medical Director in Locust, NC

Job Description

Lead, build, and make an impact in rural healthcare. TeamHealth is seeking an experienced primary care physician to serve as medical director for a new rural health clinic expanding access to high-quality, integrated healthcare throughout Locust, North Carolina, and surrounding communities. This employed position combines direct patient care and physician leadership responsibilities in a collaborative, team-based rural healthcare environment.

The role will initially be part-time with the opportunity to transition to a full-time position as patient volume and clinic growth support expansion. The Medical Director will provide physician leadership, mentor advanced practice clinicians, support quality and regulatory initiatives, and partner with operational leadership to help establish a sustainable, patient-centered rural healthcare practice.

This is a unique opportunity to help build a modern rural health clinic while shaping clinical culture, workflows, clinician development, and community healthcare access.

Compensation

• Competitive hourly compensation for direct patient care with no productivity cap
• Monthly medical director leadership stipend
• Employed physician model
• Opportunity to transition to a full-time employed role as clinic volume and patient demand support expansion
• Strong earning potential and physician leadership growth opportunities
• Eligible for comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, and paid time off with transition to full-time employment

Position Highlights

• Part-time employed position (approximately 10 clinic days per month)
• Opportunity to transition to a full-time role as clinic volume and patient demand support expansion
• Approximately 80-90% direct patient care and 10-20% medical director responsibilities, based on clinic needs and growth
• No call or inpatient responsibilities
• Collaborative leadership with operational, behavioral health, and executive teams
• Opportunity to establish clinical culture, workflows, quality standards, and practice growth within a new rural health clinic

Practice Overview
Our integrated rural health clinic provides?

• Family medicine
• Pediatric and adult primary care
• Preventive care and chronic disease management
• Women's health
• Integrated behavioral health
• Psychiatric medication management
• MAT
• Care coordination and population health

Responsibilities
Clinical

• Provides comprehensive primary care services to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and older adult patients
• Manages acute illnesses, chronic diseases, preventive care, and wellness services
• Supervises and collaborates with nurse practitioners and physician assistants as required by organizational policy and applicable regulations
• Promotes continuity of care, care coordination, and population health initiatives
• Utilizes evidence-based medicine and quality improvement principles in patient care delivery
• Maintains timely, accurate, and complete documentation within the electronic health record

Medical Director

• Provides physician leadership for the development and growth of a new rural health clinic
• Partners with practice manager and operational leadership to promote high-quality, efficient clinic operations, improve patient access, quality outcomes, and clinician engagement
• Supports recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, retention, scheduling, and clinical coverage planning for advanced practice clinicians

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- Strong administrative and operational support
- Experienced practice manager and multidisciplinary care team
- Embedded behavioral health services
- Modern EHR platform
- Medical Director Leadership Academy
- TeamHealth Institute educational resources
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- 401(k) eligibility (W-2 option)
- Opportunities for local, regional, and national physician leadership