Family Medicine / Family Practice Primary Care
Description
A $350K first year salary with a $50K signing bonus, total compensation well above $400K as your panel grows, and real work life balance: a four or five day week with weekends and major holidays off. Pay is based on a five day week at three patients per hour. A full support team, an efficient EMR, and diagnostics in our office, in a growing practice built for the long term. Highlights • Compensation: Year one: a $350K salary plus a $50K signing bonus. After year one: base salary plus a productivity bonus, with total compensation well above $400K. Pay is based on a five day week at three patients per hour. • Support staff: Clinical support from an RN team for triage, results calls, and your inbox, and administrative support for scheduling, prior authorizations, and billing, with an insurance collection rate over 98%. • EMR: An organized, structured eClinicalWorks EMR with AI ambient recording, plus order sets and templates for the assessment and plan. • Diagnostics: FibroScan (VCTE), home sleep studies, DEXA, spirometry, ultrasound, ECG, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in our office. • Work life balance: Monday through Friday with a four or five day week, weekends and major holidays off, part time considered, and light call shared among the physicians. • Long term: Our practice is built on long term relationships with patients. We are looking for physicians who want to stay, build a strong patient base, and grow their compensation with it. A physician who helps establish a satellite location earns additional compensation. About Sugarloaf Medical Sugarloaf Medical is an independent primary care practice owned and led by physicians, based in metro Atlanta, with our main office in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta. We care for adults 18 and older, mostly with private insurance, and we participate in the Emory Healthcare Network. We are growing, and we plan to be in every major city across metro Atlanta. Our office is busy, so new physicians build a full panel quickly. Physicians relocating from anywhere in the United States are welcome, and relocation assistance is included. About the role As a Family Medicine (Family Practice) primary care physician at Sugarloaf Medical, you will build lasting relationships with your patients while our team and technology take care of the work around the visit. This is an adult primary care role: our practice sees patients 18 and older. This is a permanent position for a physician who wants a long term practice home and a strong patient base, where continuity with patients is the foundation of the work and of your compensation. It is not a fit for a locum, a short term position, or a physician who wants to slow down. • Provide comprehensive primary care for adults 18 and older • Build and maintain long term relationships with your patient panel • Manage acute and chronic medical conditions • Perform preventive screenings and wellness exams • Coordinate care with specialists as needed • Document efficiently with AI ambient recording, order sets, and templates • Code your visits accurately. Coding is the responsibility of the physician, and our billing team handles claims and collections • Take part in quality improvement initiatives Compensation and benefits • Year one: a $350K salary plus a $50K signing bonus • After year one: base salary plus a productivity bonus • Total compensation well above $400K a year for full time physicians • Pay is based on a five day week at three patients per hour • Additional compensation for a physician who helps establish a satellite location • Student loan repayment assistance • Relocation assistance • Malpractice insurance with tail coverage • CME allowance, plus license and certification fee reimbursement • Health, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution • Generous paid time off, plus paid holidays Support staff • Clinical support: an RN team for patient triage, results calls, and inbox support, nurses for in office procedures and testing, and a remote care team • Administrative support: front desk check in and check out, scheduling, prior authorizations for medications and for imaging, and billing • The billing team handles claims and collections, with an insurance collection rate over 98%, and coding remains the responsibility of the physician EMR and technology • An organized, structured eClinicalWorks EMR built for efficiency and ease of use • AI ambient recording captures the visit and drafts your note, plus other eClinicalWorks AI features • Order sets and templates build the assessment and plan, for complete evaluations with less effort Diagnostics in our office • FibroScan (VCTE, vibration controlled transient elastography) • Home sleep studies (HSAT, home sleep apnea testing) • DEXA (dual energy X ray absorptiometry) • Spirometry • Ultrasound, including echocardiograms and carotid, vascular, thyroid, abdominal, and renal studies • ECG • Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring • Phlebotomy on site Schedule and work life balance • Monday through Friday • Weekends and major holidays off • Choice of a four or five day workweek (pay is based on a five day week at three patients per hour) • Part time schedules are also considered • Light call, shared among the physicians • A busy office, so you build a full panel quickly Qualifications • MD or DO from an accredited medical school • Board certified in Family Medicine. Board eligible candidates are considered only if currently in residency, and must pass boards before starting. • Active Georgia medical license, or the ability to obtain one • DEA registration, or the ability to obtain it before your start date Preferred • Graduate of a US medical school • Two to three years of experience; new graduates and physicians finishing residency are welcome Skills • Strong clinical skills in primary care • A commitment to continuity of care and to building a strong, long term patient base • Works well as part of a team • Excellent communication with patients and colleagues How to apply Apply with Easy Apply on this post. Questions, or anything you would like us to clarify? Send us a message here on LinkedIn, to Dr. Shukri Makhlouf or to the Sugarloaf Medical company page, and we will be glad to help. Equal opportunity employer Sugarloaf Medical is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available on request.