Physician Clinical Lead — Family Medicine (Lead Primary Care Physician) — Atlanta, GA

We’re looking for an experienced, collaborative Physician Clinical Lead to join our growing team in Atlanta, Georgia. This role blends hands-on patient care with meaningful leadership: about 70–80% of your time will be spent seeing patients, while the rest will be devoted to mentoring providers, supporting operations, and helping shape clinical practice across our sites.

What you’ll do

• Maintain an active outpatient practice and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day support to providers, including coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Partner with Practice Managers and operations teams to improve workflows, onboarding, and provider readiness in a multi-site ambulatory setting.
• Lead quality improvement efforts, clinical documentation reviews, and development or refinement of clinical protocols.
• Support onboarding, training, and ongoing education for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and new physicians.
• Serve as a resource for scope-of-practice questions, compliance, and EHR/documentation best practices.
• Participate in provider recruitment, credentialing support, and initiatives that promote clinical excellence and patient experience.

Compensation & benefits

• Competitive base salary plus leadership differential, productivity bonuses, and performance incentives—total annual compensation expected to exceed $300,000+.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• CME allowance and paid CME time.
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage.
• Reimbursement for professional licensing, credentialing, and dues.
• Leadership development and advancement opportunities.
• Employee wellness and assistance programs.

What we’re looking for

• Current, unrestricted MD or DO license in Georgia and active DEA registration.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine (preferred) or a related primary care specialty.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, urgent care, or a similar ambulatory setting.
• Proven leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills with a track record of supporting providers and promoting clinical quality.
• Strong communication and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Experience with provider onboarding, education, or peer mentoring.
• Familiarity with ambulatory clinical protocols, scope-of-practice requirements, and compliance expectations.
• Proficiency with EHR systems, documentation standards, and quality/performance reporting.
• Prior experience in a physician leadership role (Clinical Lead, Associate Medical Director, etc.) and comfortable collaborating with Practice Managers across multiple sites.
• Background in quality improvement, clinical documentation review, and protocol development is strongly preferred.

If you enjoy keeping one foot in clinical practice while helping shape and elevate care delivery across a growing organization, this role offers a balanced leadership opportunity in a supportive, team-oriented environment in Atlanta.