Wound Care Physician
Listed compensation
$250k-$400k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
As an experienced or new physician to wound care you’ll manage your patient outcomes based on your clinical expertise and direction.
At Skilled Wound Care, you are a valued member of a close-knit team, making a real difference in the lives of patients with chronic wounds. We're a leading national wound care physician group in Sacramento, CA seeking motivated and driven Surgeons of all backgrounds, Family Medicine physicians, and Internal Medicine physicians to join our team.
Meaningful work: Provide comprehensive care to patients in nursing facilities, utilizing the latest advancements in wound healing, including debridement, advanced dressings, and application of amniotic tissue.
- Comprehensive Physician Wound Care Training provided by Skilled Wound Care:
- 36 hours of company-provided CME
- Conferences
- Workshops
- Online courses
Excellent Compensation
Full-time physicians can earn an average starting pay of $250,000 -$300,000 annually. Earn up to $400,000 with additional services and performance-based bonuses. No earning cap.
- Per-patient visit pay
- Per-procedure pay
- Quarterly bonus program with the potential to earn up to 30% extra income
- Reimbursement for the application of biological skin substitutes
Time Commitment
No Call
- Work together with your team to build a schedule that works for you.
- Custom software system that is designed to reduce our physician’s admin and documentation time.
Requirements
Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution. You do not need to have completed a full residency program and do not need to be Board Certified/Eligible.
Supportive environment: "I love the camaraderie and support I receive from my colleagues at Skilled Wound Care. The last team retreat weekend in Miami was a great way to connect and learn from each other, developing greater enjoyment through our evening events." - Dr. Tim O, former surgery resident and now a Skilled Wound Care Physician.
Wound care is a dynamic and ever-advancing field. New biological therapies, such as amniotic tissue application, are being adopted in the field. This is a great time to enter the wound care field. The current feeling among most wound care providers today is electric.
If you're a compassionate and skilled physician who wants to make a lasting impact on your community, we encourage you to apply.
Please visit our website at skilledwoundcare.com to submit your CV and learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Manage patient outcomes in nursing facilities by providing comprehensive wound care, including debridement and advanced tissue applications. Collaborate with a team to maintain a flexible schedule while utilizing custom software to streamline documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Wound Care Physician at Skilled Wound Care a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician roles — ranked against 20,389 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Wound Care — Physician Career Context
Skilled Wound Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 24 active listings.
Of the 36 active Wound Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 89% have no call, 83% require no weekends.
Wound Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$325k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $294k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 135 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- No weekends
Living in Sacramento
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $455k≈ 1.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,056/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.