Primary Care Physician - Inova Pride Clinic

Job description

Inova's Community Health Division is seeking a compassionate, culturally affirming Primary Care Physician to join the Inova Pride Clinic — the first dedicated LGBTQ+ primary care clinic in Northern Virginia. This full-time role is embedded within the Primary Care Service Line and offers a unique opportunity to serve a historically underserved community through both in-person and telemedicine care. The ideal candidate is deeply committed to LGBTQ+ affirming medicine and brings demonstrated clinical experience with this population.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave.
• Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan, compensation structure designed to reward quality, patient access, and clinical productivity. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention, and Relocation bonuses

Job Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning patients across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on:
• Gender-affirming hormone therapy and transgender care.
• Sexual health, HIV prevention and management (including PrEP/PEP)
• Gynecologic care, including preventive and routine services
• Adolescent and young adult medicine
• Metabolic health and weight management
• Mental health co-management, including psychotropic medication management and support for patients with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions
• Eating disorder awareness and coordinated care
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with behavioral health, social work, and specialty teams

Required Qualifications
Education & Training
• MD or DO degree
• Residency training in Family Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds), or Obstetrics and Gynecology

Licensure & Certification
• Active Virginia medical license, or eligibility to obtain an unrestricted Virginia medical license
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics , or Obstetrics and Gynecology with commitment to complete board certification if not yet obtained

Clinical Experience
• Ability and willingness to provide comprehensive longitudinal primary care
• Demonstrated experience providing affirming, culturally responsive care to LGBTQ+ individuals and other diverse patient populations
• Comfort and competence with the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ primary care needs, including gender-affirming care
• For OB/GYN-trained candidates, demonstrated interest, experience, and comfort managing primary care conditions in addition to providing gynecologic care

Core Competencies
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build trust with a diverse patient population
• Experience working in ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse care environments
• Flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to thrive in a multidisciplinary team setting
• Passion for advancing health equity and inclusive care

Preferred/Value-Added Qualifications:
We recognize that physicians bring diverse and complementary skill sets. The following experience, while not required, would be highly valued:
• Psychopathology and psychiatric medication management
• Eating disorder identification and coordinated care
• Adolescent and young adult medicine
• Weight management and metabolic health
• Advocacy work within or on behalf of LGBTQ+ communities
• Interdisciplinary or integrated care model experience
• Teaching and mentoring medical students or residents (an opportunity available through this role)

Why Join Inova?
• Be part of the first dedicated LGBTQ+ primary care clinic in Northern Virginia.
• Help expand access to affirming, high-quality healthcare for LGBTQ+ communities.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team committed to innovation, inclusion, and excellence in patient care.
• Play a foundational role in shaping and growing a pioneering program that will have a lasting impact across the region.