Physician, Internal Medicine

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Yale Cancer Center in New Haven is seeking a full-time primary care physician to join the Internal Medicine department. This role involves providing comprehensive primary care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include managing patient panels, participating in calls, and engaging in quality improvement projects. Candidates should demonstrate clinical skills and commitment to culturally competent care. A supportive environment with opportunities for teaching and involvement in patient care awaits.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage a patient panel and collaborate with a healthcare team.
• Commitment to culturally competent treatment for diverse patient backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive whole-person primary medical care to a patient panel.
• Participate in rotation for weekend and weeknight call, managing patients as needed.
• Provide rapid access care and adhere to departmental standards.

Skills

Clinical skills to assess and manage acute issues

Excellent attendance, punctuality and reliability

Education

Graduation from an accredited medical school

Tools

Epic electronic health record

Job description

Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale!

Salary Range

$0.00 - $0.00

Job Requisition ID

135406WD

Overview

In 1971, Yale University established Yale Health to provide health services to its facility, staff and students through a multidisciplinary health maintenance organization. Yale Health has approximately 50,000 members including students, staff, faculty and their families. With over 50 years of service to the Yale community, our state-of-the-art facility at 55 Lock Street, is where our members receive most of their care from our 150+ providers. It is a 144,000 square foot medical facility with over 90 exam rooms, an Acute Care Department, a 15-bed inpatient facility, a diagnostic imaging suite and a full-service retail pharmacy.

We are seeking a full-time primary care physician to join the Internal Medicine department. The physician serves as a Primary Care Clinician for a panel of patients and works collaboratively with team members to develop, maintain and support a team-based approach to the care of team patients. The physician will carry an assigned patient panel of new and existing health plan members. Our multidisciplinary teams offer excellent nursing support and hold regular huddles and team meetings. Yale Health is a collegial environment that offers weekly educational conferences and Grand Rounds, as well as opportunities to participate in quality improvement projects. There are opportunities for medical student and resident teaching, and a Yale clinical faculty appointment is available. The Primary Care Physician will provide comprehensive whole-person primary medical care to an assigned panel of patients including preventive care, physical examinations, assessment and management of acute issues, specialty referral, monitoring of chronic illness and assessment of emotional health and well-being.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide rapid access care, preoperative assessments and supportive care as needed for non-panel patients on the primary care team.
• Participate in cross-coverage for absent primary care team members.
• Adhere to departmental and organizational standards of patient service and responsiveness, including timely and appropriate communication of test results and response to patient messages.
• Work collaboratively with team members to develop and maintain team-based care by participating actively in team meetings, rotating leadership responsibility and contributing to performance improvement projects.
• Participate in rotation for weekend and weeknight call. Weekend call is a ½ day telehealth session, rounding on patients in Yale Health’s inpatient care facility, and supporting calls for Internal Medicine patients to Acute Care. Provide backup coverage for Acute Care as needed. Light call schedule!
• Adhere to organizational standards of medical documentation in the Yale Health electronic health record (Epic) including, timely completion of notes, appropriate documentation of non-visit-related transactions, appropriate and timely management of In-basket messages.
• Adhere to the Yale Health Code of Conduct and all relevant policies and procedures.

The physician will provide culturally competent treatment to patients of varied racial/ethnic identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual/gender identities. Successful candidates will be dedicated medical providers who are stimulated by the idea of working with a unique and diverse population. Yale University is a vibrant and energetic environment that values collaboration and initiative and is looking for candidates who want to be an integral part of the Yale University and Yale Health community. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their education and experience, to the diversity and excellence of the Yale community.

Essential duties

The "Essential duties" section listed below are generic in nature and do not reflect specific duties of this position. Please refer to the Position Focus for the comprehensive and detailed outline of what the duties of this position will entail.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday - Friday, 5 days and 37.50 hours per week. May include a combination of days and evenings including weekends/holidays.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated clinical skills with the ability to assess and manage acute issues.
• Excellent attendance, punctuality and reliability.
• Holds or is eligible to hold a CT Medical License, Holds or is eligible to hold a CT Controlled Substance Registration, Federal DEA Registration, Board Certification/board eligible, Qualifies for hospital and faculty appointments.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated interest or advanced training in a clinical area of focus that complements comprehensive primary care practice (e.g. addiction medicine, sports medicine, obesity medicine, or other relevant specialties).

Principal Responsibilities

• Defines and documents patients’ clinical problems and reaches proper diagnoses; plans and executes therapy in a timely manner; keeps records of care; provides consultation and teaching for midlevel clinicians.
• Conducts rounds and signs out patients in a timely, thorough manner and answers calls and pages promptly.
• Participates in hospital coverage, including: weekday and weekend on-call rotations, hospital rounds, overnight phone calls.
• Sees patients in Acute Care in rotation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited medical school.

Original Job Posting Date

06/16/2026

Job Category

Professional

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Leader (P8)

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

On-site

Location

55 Lock Street, New Haven, Connecticut

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It\'s Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air. HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties throughout their hiring department.
University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.
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