Primary Care Physician (Chula Vista, CA)

Job Description Summary

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Practice medicine in Chula Vista, one of Southern California's fastest-growing and most diverse communities.

If you became a family medicine physician to build real relationships and actually practice medicine — not to sprint through 25 patients before noon — this is what you've been waiting for. ‎

How will you make an impact & Requirements

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What your day actually looks like

• See 10–15 patients with appointments ranging from 20 to 60 minutes — time to actually listen, think, and treat.
• Work alongside a dedicated Whole Health Coach embedded in your care center, addressing behavioral, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors in-house.
• Onsite lab and pharmacy — no referral friction, no waiting on outside results to make a clinical decision.
• Measured on outcomes and population health — not procedure volume or RVUs.
• Provide prevention, chronic care, acute care, and disease management within a true medical home model.
• Participate in clinical leadership: quality improvement, care model development, and peer community.

“Having the support to really focus on preventive care is one of the main reasons I love working at Vera. We’re the first place people go when they need care, so we have an amazing opportunity to make a big impact on their health.”

— Jackie Riddick, MD, Lead Physician, Vera Whole Health

Compensation & benefits

• Competitive base salary and yearly bonus opportunity
• 2 weeks paid CME leave + $2,500 annual CME stipend
• Premium medical, dental, vision coverage with HSA pre-tax savings option
• Matching 401(k) retirement program
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About San Diego

• Build your career where others vacation and practice in one of Southern California’s fastest growing and most diverse communities.
• Located minutes from downtown San Diego with easy access to the beach, an average of 260+ sunny days per year and more than 60 miles of parks, trail and golf courses to support an active healthy lifestyle.
• As the second largest city in San Diego County, Chula Vista continues to expand with new residential, educational and commercial developments while maintaining a strong sense of community.

What you bring

• MD or DO degree; Family Medicine or Internal Medicine residency — FM preferred
• Current Board Certification — ABFM, ABIM, or AOA
• Spanish/English bi-lingual proficiency is an essential job function
• 3+ years of primary care experience
• Current, unrestricted state medical license and valid DEA number
• Team-based care experience; EMR proficiency (athenahealth preferred)
• Negative TB test documentation within 12 months of start date

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Compensation

• $232,506.00 to
• $348,758.00