Lead Physician Rocklin
Rocklin, CA - USA
Job Summary
Pay: $261600 $324350 per year Job Type: Full-time or Part-time Schedule: MondayFriday opening or closing shift no nights no weekends no hospital call Start: December 2026 February 2027
- Lead the founding provider team at a brand-new state-of-the-art health center opening in Rocklin in March 2027 shape the clinics workflows culture and patient experience from day one
- Supervise the Rocklin provider team (2 providers to start a mix of MD/DO/NP) with 4 hours of protected admin time per week
- Clinical leadership without the administrative drag no timesheet or time-off request processing
- NHSC-approved site federal loan repayment programs available; visa waiver sponsorship pathways (HPSA site)
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available
- Mission-driven team-based integrated care model (medical behavioral health dental and pharmacy under one roof)
Our client is a well-established financially stable Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center that has served Native American and underserved communities across Placer and Nevada counties for roughly 50 years. Their new South Placer clinic a 62000 sq ft facility will add 15000 patients. Theyre intentionally opening with a lean highly collaborative team and want a leader who demonstrates initiative ownership cross-discipline collaboration and a genuine desire to build something new.
- Provide full-scope outpatient family medicine: adult and pediatric primary care chronic disease management and minor procedures
- Supervise and mentor the Rocklin provider team; conduct chart reviews for FNPs/PAs
- Help develop protocols standard procedures and patient-care initiatives for the new clinic
- Serve as a liaison with the local medical community
- Document in eClinicalWorks (eCW) using SOAP format
- MD or DO with an active California medical license (required upfront)
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Current DEA registration
- 2 years of clinical experience in direct primary care; demonstrated leadership capability
- BLS certification
- Sensitivity to Native American culture and health needs
- Employment starts between December 2026 and February 2027 at the Auburn clinic transferring to Rocklin when it opens (March 2027)
- Credentialing takes 90 days and is completed prior to start
- Indian Preference applies per the Indian Preference Act (Title 25 U.S. Code 472473); otherwise an Equal Opportunity Employer
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