Primary Care Physician
Job Description
**Introduction to the Role and Practice:**
Centra is actively seeking Family Medicine Doctors for our growing Primary Care Centers. We are seeking candidates with a MD/DO distinction, and who are board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine. CMG operates 13 primary care practices, bringing a full range of health and wellness services to Central Virginia families.
**What We Offer:**
– Competitive compensation based on regular hours plus overtime hours worked
– 15k rural bonus annually
– Up to 120k in student loan repayment
– J1 or H1b visa sponsorships available
– Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
– Up to $7,500 CME allowance
– 224 hours of allowable time off
– 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match of 3%
– Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options
– Malpractice coverage
**Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000)** offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.
**Centra Medical Group (CMG)** is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.
– Completion of medical degree and residency training in Family or Internal Medicine.
– MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician’s primary specialty. Must be board certified or in the process of certifying.
– Patient volume of 18 patients/day
– Supported by a collaborative care team, including dedicated APPs.
