Family Medicine Physician — Float · Auburn & Grass Valley, CA
$261,600 – $324,350 a year · Full-time or Part-time
A well-established Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center serving Placer and Nevada counties is hiring a float family medicine physician to work across its Auburn and Grass Valley health centers. Roughly 50 years of continuous community service, about 25,000 active patients, and a third health center opening in 2027.
No panel. Predictable schedule. Outpatient only.
- This position does not carry a patient panel. You increase access and cover providers on leave across two sites.
- The schedule is regular and communicated in advance — not on-demand.
- Monday–Friday. No hospital call. Clinics run 8:00–5:00.
- Low physician-to-patient ratio — time to actually practice the way you were trained.
Provider benefits
- Employer-paid health insurance — Blue Shield PPO or Kaiser HMO, Guardian VSP vision, Lincoln dental. 80% reimbursement for dependent medical.
- Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
- Student loan repayment opportunities through IHS, NHSC, and other federal and state programs
- CME allowance up to $2,500 plus 5 paid days
- License renewal assistance
- DEA application fee waiver under the Indian Health Improvement Act
- $50,000 life insurance with the option to purchase additional coverage
- Long-term disability; voluntary short-term disability
- Tax-deferred annuity with up to 6% employer match after one year and 1,000 hours
- Vacation up to 27 days per year
- Sick time: 1 hour per 30 hours worked
- 11 paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program and Flexible Spending Account
Requirements
- MD or DO with active California medical license
- Board certified in Family Medicine
- Current DEA registration
- Willing to work across both the Auburn and Grass Valley sites
- Comfortable practicing without a fixed continuity panel
- Comfortable documenting in an EHR (eClinicalWorks)
- Credentialing takes roughly 90 days and must be complete before start
Work authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future. This employer does not sponsor or transfer visas.
Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian applicants under the Indian Preference Act (Title 25 U.S.C. §472 & 473). In other than the above, an Equal Opportunity Employer. Benefit package is subject to change at the employer's discretion.