Internal Medicine Physician

Location: Cortland, NY

Status: Full-Time Only (1 Open Position)

Salary Range: $250,000 - $265,000 Annually (New graduates start at $250,000)

Sign-On Incentive: $100,000 Sign-On Bonus (Requires a 4-year commitment; prorated payback applies if departing early)

Setting: Community Outpatient Primary Care / FQHC Environment

Experience: New Graduates Welcome! (Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible)

Start Date: ASAP

• Comprehensive Care: Deliver full-spectrum outpatient primary care to a diverse patient panel across their lifespan (birth to geriatrics).

• Clinical Scope: Conduct physical examinations, diagnose and treat acute/chronic conditions, order diagnostics, perform minor procedures (suturing, injections), and provide preventative health counseling.

• Supervision & Leadership: Exercise clinical oversight and mentorship for on-site Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs).

• The Care Team Model: Function within a tight-knit team matrix (Patient, Care Coordinator, Nurse, and Provider) to support self-management and positive behavior change.

• Quality Improvement: Participate in collaborative QI activities, including PDSA cycles and patient satisfaction reviews to enhance population health outcomes.

• Direct Patient Care: Work 4 days per week providing direct patient care, standard day shifts (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM).

• Pure Remote Admin Day: Enjoy 1 dedicated 8-hour administrative day per week. This block does not have to be completed in the office, giving you absolute freedom as long as your charting and desktop tasks are current.

• Clinical Pacing: Maintain a balanced, manageable patient volume averaging 2.5 patients per hour (18 to 22 total patients per clinical day).

• Ultra-Light On-Call: Serve strictly as a secondary backup for the APPs (who handle first-line triage calls) and review occasional critical labs. Rotation lasts 1 week at a time, averaging a highly sustainable 3 to 5 total phone calls for the entire week. No hospital rounding.

• Education: MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.

• Training: Successful completion of an accredited residency training program (Family Medicine or Med-Peds preferred).

• Licensure: Active, unrestricted New York State Physician License.

• Board Status: New York State Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) required.

• Mission Alignment: A genuine, strong desire to serve underserved populations within rural communities.

• Financial Protection: Highly competitive base salary up to $265,000 plus an immediate $100,000 sign-on package.

• Premium Health Plan: Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision coverage. The health plan features a high-deductible model where the organization directly pays the first 70% of your deductible.

• Shared Success Retirement: 401(k) program with annual employer contributions determined directly by the Board of Directors based on organizational health (e.g., a full 5% of annual salary was contributed directly to employee accounts for 2025).