Primary Care Opportunity in St. George, South Carolina - $30,000 Sign-on Bonus

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a BC/BE Family Medicine physician to help grow their network at their practice in St. George, SC. The chosen candidate will play an integral role in the growth of MUSC Health’s Primary Care network, providing greater access to care for patients in the surrounding Charleston areas. Ideal candidates will be patient-centered and compassionate team players with a drive to deliver transformational care to patients of all ages.

About the Practice:

Our St. George primary care practice offers the opportunity to join a growing, community-focused team dedicated to expanding access to comprehensive care. The clinic features six patient rooms, a draw station, as well as Behavioral Health and Occupational Health services conveniently located within the same building. With continued growth planned, including the addition of onsite imaging services, this is an exciting opportunity for a physician to help shape the future of the practice while meeting the evolving healthcare needs of the community. Physicians interested in medical education will also have the opportunity to teach and work with rotating students.

Required Qualifications:

• Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Position Highlights:

• Outpatient-only practice with standard office hours & minimal call
• Protected administrative time built into your schedule
• Opportunity to serve a rural community
• Participation in clinic development and growth

Benefits & Resources for Physicians:

• Excellent benefits package, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
• Paid malpractice coverage with MedPro Group.
• Paid parental leave
• 15 days of annual leave, 15 days of personal leave, and 9 paid holidays
• CME allowance + paid days off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• One-on-one support services for managing student debt
• Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization and robust user support
• AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care
• Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and physician well-being

Life in St. George, SC:

Located in Dorchester County, St. George is a welcoming small town in the heart of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Known as the “Town of Friendly People,” it offers a warm, close-knit community with a relaxed pace of life. St. George provides easy access to larger metropolitan areas—just an hour from Charleston and Columbia—while maintaining the charm of a historic Southern town. The area features tree-lined streets, historic landmarks, and outdoor recreation opportunities, with nearby rivers, trails, and parks for nature enthusiasts. With affordable living, a supportive community atmosphere, and proximity to cultural and coastal amenities, St. George offers an ideal setting to live, work, and thrive.

About MUSC:

South Carolina’s leading academic health system, MUSC Health serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. As the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health integrates academic medicine, research, and education with a strong commitment to patient care. Physicians who join MUSC Health become part of a mission-driven organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and meaningful investment in physicians’ success. With opportunities in both academic and community settings, MUSC Health provides the scale, resources, and infrastructure to support meaningful, long-term physician careers.

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.