Physician - 25K Sign on bonus - Family Practice or Internal Medicine - Sumter, SC at Optum

$25,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Opportunities with Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join our team and advance your career within a leading primary care and specialty medical practice that prides itself on family-focused, patient-centric care. With over 25 years of experience, offices across Sumter, Columbia, Camden, and Manning, SC, and a commitment to reducing wait times and integrating cutting-edge medical advancements, we offer a supportive environment where you can grow professionally. Our dedication to improving the quality of life for our patients through coordinated care and advanced diagnostic services is unwavering. Be part of a network that values Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are currently looking for a Full-Time Physician to join our growing team in our Columbia, South Carolina practice. 

We offer the following:

• Full- Time; work-life balance
• Autonomy to practice at the peak of your license
• Supported to grow your practice and patient panel
• Usage of electronic medical record system; eClinicalWorks
• Dedicated physician colleagues, advanced practice providers and ancillary support staff

Primary Responsibilities:

• Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients for acute injuries, infections, and illnesses
• Counsels and educates patients and families about acute and chronic conditions or concerns
• Formulates diagnostic and treatment plans
• Prescribes and administers medications, therapies, and procedures
• Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan and provides advice on follow up
• Coordination of care with specialists and appropriate ancillary services
• Completes all documentation in a timely manner
• Maintains quality of care standards as defined by the practice

Compensation and Benefits Highlights

• Excellent compensation
• Sign on bonus
• Performance bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Excellent PTO package
• Company paid malpractice insurance
• Licensure and CME reimbursement
• Relocation assistance

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications: 

• M.D or D.O.
• Board Certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
• Active unrestricted license to practice medicine in South Carolina or be willing to obtain
• Current DEA
• Experience using MS Word, Outlook, and Excel

Preferred Qualification: 

• Experience with eClinicalWorks or Epic

About OptumCare: 

At OptumCare, we’ve found that putting clinicians at the center of care is the best way to improve lives. Our physician-led organization is one of the most dynamic and progressive health care organizations in the world, serving over 17 million people through more than 45,000 aligned physicians and 9,000 advanced practice clinicians. You will find our team working in local clinics, surgery centers and urgent care centers, within care models focused on managing risk, higher quality outcomes and driving change through collaboration and innovation. Learn more at www.workatoptum.com. 

Would you thrive with OptumCare?

• Do you practice evidence-based medicine?
• Are you seeking a practice focused on patient-centered quality care, not volume?
• Are you a team player - comfortable delegating and empowering teams?
• Are you constantly seeking better ways to do things?
• Do you want to be part of something better? 

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.    

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.