Primary Care Physician in Columbia, SC

$25,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Physician to join our team in Sumter, SC. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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

Colonial Healthcare, joined Optum in 2024, is a primary care medical practice with additional specialties and ancillary diagnostic services that focuses on families. Colonial Healthcare aims to enhance the overall quality of life for their patients. To achieve this objective, they adopted a patient-centric approach that focuses on providing continuous, high-quality care across the entire lifespan, ranging from childhood to adulthood. The organization emphasizes on incorporating cutting-edge medical advancements while maintaining strong ties to family values and nurturing relationships with their patients. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

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.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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

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