Staff Physician

Location & Practice Overview

The physician practice at Avery Point is organized around longitudinal care for residents who live on the campus. Rather than a traditional hospital-based or multi-site outpatient role, the position places the physician inside a dedicated senior living community that maintains an on-campus medical center and a clear geriatrics orientation. Avery Point occupies a 94-acre site in Short Pump, Virginia, minutes from downtown Richmond, and is managed by Erickson Senior Living.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and geriatric medical care for residents at Avery Point.
• Evaluate and manage common acute and chronic medical conditions in an older adult population.
• Work within the campus-based medical practice to support continuity of care.
• Participate in the development of a growing physician-led geriatrics practice, including available leadership opportunities.

Day-to-day work centers on medical care for the community’s residents within the on-site practice.

Qualifications & Requirements

The position requires standard primary-care credentials plus clinical experience. Geriatric fellowship training is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

The compensation package combines base salary with bonus and incentive opportunities and includes several professional and financial benefits.

• $270,000–$350,000 per year (base + bonus + incentive)
• Signing bonus available
• Full malpractice coverage
• CME paid time off and allowance
• 401(k) with up to 3% match potential
• Professional dues reimbursement

Schedule & Work Environment

Patient Population & Clinical Setting

The practice serves residents of Avery Point, a continuing care retirement community designed for adults age 62 and older. Care is delivered on campus rather than across multiple external sites.

Clinical Focus & Key Services

Clinical work is oriented toward the medical needs of older adults living in a residential senior community, with emphasis on ongoing primary and geriatric care rather than episodic hospital or multi-clinic practice.

Role Highlights

Several features set this Staff Physician role apart from standard hospitalist or multi-site primary-care positions.

• Defined patient community: care is delivered to residents who live at Avery Point.
• Campus-based practice: the physician works within an on-site medical center rather than traveling between unrelated locations.
• Leadership opportunities identified as the physician-led geriatrics practice grows.
• Embedded in a national senior-living network managed by Erickson Senior Living.

About Erickson Senior Living

Erickson Senior Living manages a national network of senior living communities and has operated in the senior living sector since 1983. The organization is headquartered in Catonsville, Maryland, and provides campus-based senior living and healthcare services. Avery Point in the Richmond area is one of the communities managed by Erickson Senior Living.

Frequently Asked Questions

Staff Physician in Richmond, VA

Staff Physician opportunity in Richmond, Virginia, with Erickson Senior Living at Avery Point. This full-time role joins a growing physician-led geriatrics practice that serves residents of a 94-acre senior living community in Short Pump. Compensation is $270,000–$350,000 per year, incorporating base salary, bonus, and incentive components, with a signing bonus available. Candidates must hold a medical degree from an accredited program, have completed a primary care residency, be board-certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice, and possess at least three years of medical practice experience; geriatric fellowship training is preferred. The physician works in an on-campus medical center focused on ongoing care for adults age 62 and older who live at the community. Benefits include full malpractice coverage, CME paid time off and allowance, professional dues reimbursement, and a 401(k) with up to 3% match potential. Leadership opportunities are available as the practice expands within the Erickson Senior Living network.