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Sutter Health

Senior Care Chief, Internal Medicine/Family Medicine

  • Modesto, CA
  • Employed
  • Listed

$346,500 a yearPay stated in the posting

  • Light or shared call
  • Relocation paid
  • Malpractice with tail
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About this job

Physician leader role at Sutter Senior Clinics in Modesto, CA, combining primary care for older, value-based Medicare patients with clinical operations leadership. The role is split between .2 FTE leadership and .8 FTE clinical care, with accountability for the clinic's clinical and financial outcomes.

Setting
Outpatient senior primary care clinic within Gould Medical Group, a 600+ clinician multi-specialty group, using an interdisciplinary team-based, value-based care model.
The work
Direct patient care, leading huddles and interdisciplinary team rounds, coaching clinicians, APC supervision, quality and utilization metrics, empaneling patients, community outreach and protocol development.
Schedule
.2 FTE leadership reporting to the CMO and .8 FTE clinical. M-F traditional clinic hours.
Call
Shared call with other Sutter Senior Clinic physicians and APCs, no more than one week in three weeks.
Patients
Older, vulnerable value-based Medicare patients with sub-acute and chronic conditions, including those with complex needs or from underserved communities.
What the pay includes
Starting base salary $346,500; $50K incentive potential based on clinic performance; prorated APC supervision pay of $12K per 1.0 FTE APC supervised; annual CME/business expense allowance; relocation assistance.
Requirements
MD or DO, board certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine; unrestricted state license; 2-5 years in primary care/geriatrics or geriatric fellowship. Geriatrics fellowship and leadership and value-based care experience preferred.
Benefits named
Employer-funded 401(k) contribution of 12% of annual salary; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; group paid malpractice and tail coverage.

How this pay compares

The low end of this posting, $346,500, sits above 50 of 51 H-1B wage filings for family medicine roles in California (98%). The offered-wage median there is $277,325, the middle half $246,860 to $300,000. N=51 filings, LCA, base pay offered. Updated .

The low end of this posting, $346,500, sits above 10 of 10 green-card filings for family medicine roles in California (100%). The offered-wage median there is $270,500, the middle half $250,000 to $317,657. N=10 filings, PERM, base pay offered. Updated .

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Posted by Sutter Health as “Physician, Internal Medicine/Family Medicine, Senior Care Chief (Modesto, CA)”, job 2026-5530. First seen here , last checked . Applying there yourself is fine; a recruiter can then no longer represent you for this job.

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