Overview

Frontera is seeking a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician in Central California for a locum tenens assignment. Family Medicine physicians are preferred. Pay is $150–$175 per hour for a three- to four-month initial term, with the possibility of extension. The current request seeks providers available to start December 1 or January 5.

This community-based outpatient opportunity involves a multispecialty team serving a diverse patient population, including primarily Spanish-speaking, farm-working families. The practice’s services include pediatric, adult, and women’s care, with clinical work assigned within the physician’s professional scope.

Position Details

• Full-time primary care with office-based procedures.
• Five eight-hour days per week or four nine-hour days per week.
• One evening shift per week and one Saturday per month.
• Hourly compensation; a four-day, nine-hour schedule is 36 paid hours rather than 40.
• Average volume of 20–24 patients per eight-hour day or 24–27 per nine-hour day.

Clinical Support and Workflow

Physicians work alongside advanced practice providers and clinical support staff. Listed support includes two back-office medical assistants and a one-half front-office medical assistant allocation. The organization also describes access to imaging, laboratory services, and multiple specialties within its care network.

Scheduling guidelines aim to avoid consecutive complex visits. Prebooking is listed as 22 appointments plus four walk-ins for an eight-hour provider schedule, or 26 plus four walk-ins for a nine-hour schedule. Those booking targets are distinct from the average completed patient volume.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care and office-based procedures within the assigned clinical scope.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical support staff.
• Document visits and manage patient-care follow-up in eClinicalWorks.
• Complete and lock notes within 72 business hours.

The workflow includes catch-up blocks during the 30 minutes before lunch and the 30 minutes before the end of the shift. These blocks support administrative work, laboratory review, or patient care when the clinic is behind schedule. Locum physicians are not issued laptops or dictation devices; eClinicalWorks templates and macros are available to support documentation.

Qualifications

Required

• California physician license and DEA license.
• Family Medicine or Internal Medicine background appropriate to the assignment.
• Availability for the full-time schedule and stated evening and Saturday coverage.

Preferred

• Family Medicine physicians are preferred for this opening.