Physician / Family Practice / Pennsylvania / Locum tenens / Physician, Family Medicine Job

Job Description & Requirements
Physician, Family Medicine
StartDate: 8/4/2025 Available Shifts: M-F 5 Days a week

Join a Health System, a group located in Northeast Pennsylvania that is continually shaping the future of healthcare!

As a Primary Care Physician, you'll enjoy access to the innovative tools and support you need to do what you do best provide exceptional care:

• An innovative model of care:
  • Patients age 65 and older, receive extended 40-minute appointments, giving their physicians quality time to care for seniors
  • 20-minute appointments for patients under 65 and acute care visits
• Expanded care team:
  • In addition to primary care physicians, the care team includes shared clerical staff, nurses, medication therapy management pharmacists and pharmacy management, RN case managers, health managers, social workers, clinic health associates, primary care nurse coordinators, behavioral health specialists (onsite and via telehealth) and coding educators
• Capped patient panel size
  • The risk-adjusted patient panel size for physicians is capped at 2,100 patients and advanced practitioners at 1,800
• 36 clinical hours and four hours for administrative work

Additionally, the health system takes pride in the professional and developmental support they provide:

• Base salary model:
  • Starting base salary of $320,000 (for those with two years or less experience; higher for those above two years of experience) to $375,000 compensation for providers based on quality metrics
• Recruitment incentive:$100Kincentive paid in a lump sum upon start
• Medical school loan repayment: $150Kpaid in 4 installments
• Residency/Fellowship stipend: $2,500/month available up to 18 months prior to graduation
• Geography stipend of $10K(at specified locations)
• Ability to sponsor H1B
• Continuing medical education: 15 working days and $3,500 annually
• Teaching opportunities:
  • Available at one of four primary care residency programs, including family medicine, internal medicine, and internal medicine/pediatrics. Additional teaching opportunities are available via advanced practice preceptorship, medical student teaching, and faculty appointment with the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Comprehensive benefits include liability, retirement, relocation, and more!

Facility Location
Located along the Susquehanna River, Wilkes-Barre is only hours from major cities like New York and Philadelphia. For the nature lovers, this town is just a short drive from the Pocono Mountains and includes several natural parks. Wilkes-Barre was recently revitalized as a Walk-To-Everything lifestyle. The downtown area offers a wide array of shops, restaurants and a movie theater.
Hospitals Located Near Wilkes-Barre:
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Richard & Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital
Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center
Penn State Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
First Hospital Wyoming Valley

Job Benefits

About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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