Posted: 19-May-26
Location: Ledyard, Connecticut
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: Primary Care Physician
Pequot Wellness Center | Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is proud to partner in the development of the Pequot Wellness Center, a new community-anchored health center grounded in culture, connection, and whole-person wellness. This innovative center will serve members of all federally recognized Native American tribes, while also functioning as a community primary care clinic, welcoming patients from the surrounding region.
We are seeking a Primary Care Physician (Family Medicine or Med-Peds) who is inspired by a model of care that honors tradition, community strength, and healing across generations, while delivering high-quality, relationship-based clinical medicine.
Primary Care Position Details:
- Role: Primary Care Physician (peds and adults; no OB)
- Location: Ledyard, CT – surrounded by nature and history while being connected to major Northeast cities and airports
- Setting: 100% office-based, outpatient primary care
- Schedule: Full-time, weekdays only (ask about flexible schedule options)
- Teaching: Optional with faculty appointment
- Phone call only: only ~2 call weekends per year and 1 weeknight ~2 months
- Offerings: Guaranteed base, uncapped incentive bonus, loan repayment support, sign-on, residency stipend, and relocation
- Work authorization: H-1B cap-exempt organization
About the Pequot Wellness Center:
The Pequot Wellness Center is envisioned as more than a clinic—it is a place of belonging, trust, and comprehensive wellness. Care is rooted in:
- Respect for Native cultures, traditions, and lived experience
- Community-centered and intergenerational care
- Integration of prevention, primary care, behavioral health, and wellness services
- A welcoming environment for both Native community members and the broader population
This center reflects a commitment to health equity, cultural humility, and long-term healing, supported by the clinical excellence, stability, and resources of Hartford HealthCare.
Role Overview:
As a Primary Care Physician at the Pequot Wellness Center, you will provide comprehensive, patient-centered primary care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to culturally responsive and trauma-informed care.
You will have the opportunity to help shape a new model of care from the ground up, contributing to clinical programs, workflows, and community engagement in a meaningful and lasting way.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide full-spectrum primary care (preventive, acute, and chronic care) to adult and/or family medicine patients.
- Build trusted, longitudinal relationships with patients and families.
- Deliver culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and equity-focused care.
- Collaborate closely with care teams, including nursing, behavioral health, care coordinators, and community partners.
- Participate in care model development, quality improvement, and population health initiatives.
- Support wellness-oriented care approaches that address physical, emotional, social, and cultural health.
- Engage respectfully with Native communities and the broader patient population served by the center.
Ideal Candidate:
We welcome physicians who:
- Are board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
- Are committed to health equity, community-based care, and service to underserved populations.
- Value cultural humility, listening, and relationship-centered care.
- Have experience working with Native American, Indigenous, rural, or marginalized communities or who demonstrate a strong desire to learn and engage respectfully.
- Are interested in helping build and grow a new, mission-driven health center.
Native American/Alaska Native physicians are strongly encouraged to apply, consistent with Hartford HealthCare's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive care.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
- Ambient AI and strong clinical support within a collaborative, team-based model at a leading integrated health system
- Opportunity to help shape an innovative, culturally grounded model of primary care
- Professional development, mentorship, and leadership opportunities
- A practice environment centered on purpose, connection, and long-term community impact
About the Community:
Ledyard, Connecticut is a culturally significant and naturally beautiful community in Southeastern Connecticut, offering a peaceful, rural setting rooted in history and connection to the land. Located near the Mystic shoreline and coastal New England towns, the area provides an exceptional quality of life with abundant outdoor recreation, strong schools, and a close-knit community atmosphere.
Ledyard is also conveniently connected to major cities and travel hubs with easy access to Providence and Hartford and within easy driving distance of Boston and New York City. Physicians benefit from proximity to international airports —making both professional travel and personal connections seamless.
This region is ideal for physicians seeking balance, purpose, and place-based living, combining access to cultural amenities and metropolitan centers with the opportunity to live and work in a community-centered, mission-driven environment.
About Hartford HealthCare:
Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's largest health care system, recognized for its commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, health equity, and community partnership. We are proud to support care models that reflect the needs, values, and strengths of the communities we serve.
Learn more about Primary Care with Hartford HealthCare: https://www.hartfordhealthcareers.org/Primary-Care/?utm_source=NAJ&utm_medium=JobBoard&utm_campaign=PCP
Take the next step! Contact me today:
Debra Colaci, Primary Care Physician Recruiter, Hartford HealthCare
Email: debra.colaci@hhchealth.org
