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Berkeley, California

Physician, OB Hospitalist (Berkeley, CA)

OB/GYNIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$186.22-$205.78/hr

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG) is seeking a full-time OB hospitalist physician to join a collaborative team of clinicians providing compassionate and evidence-based care to high-risk and community clinic patients.

FTE can be flexible from.5-1.0

This hospital is part of the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, the East Bay’s largest private nonprofit medical center. Alta Bates Hospital delivers approximately 5,000 babies from within our community annually and is a referral center for high-risk obstetrics. The hospital has:24 LDRP rooms, 3 ORs on labor and delivery, an 8 bed OB Triage

A 14-bed Antepartum Unit with affiliated MFM co-management a 55-bed Level III NICU with in-house neonatologists

Advanced practice nurses specialized in newborn evaluation and resuscitation attend deliveries

Two In-house OB Anesthesiologists

  • A full electronic medical record system and remote fetal heart rate monitoring.
  • 12-15 shifts per month, mix of rounding and admitting
  • Hospital has Level III NICU and Interventional Radiology, Perinatology, Neonatology available 24/7

Responsibilities will include delivery attendance, OB triage, patient evaluation and management, surgical and OB delivery assists, fetal monitoring and ED coverage for OB patients. This opportunity involves working closely with on-site midwife who is part of the team.

In addition, our hospitalists work collaboratively with local obstetricians and midwives who deliver at Alta Bates. There are two hospitalists in-house 24/7 and one midwife in house 24/7. A back-up hospitalist is also available.

Qualifications

An active and unrestricted CA license,

  • Current DEA license.
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Competitive Compensation with Income Guarantee

The listed range is solely a base compensation for full time (1.0 FTE) clinicians. It does not include incentives and benefits. The base compensation rate may be adjusted based on training, experience, community need and other possible determining components.

  • Residency Stipend of $1,000 per month for residents who commit to hire for a maximum of 12 months
  • Shareholder eligibility after 2 years of employment

Robust Benefits and Retirement Packages

  • Multiple health plan options, Dental, and Vision coverage Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Life and AD&D Insurance, Voluntary, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • 401(k), safe harbor, and pension plan contributions
  • Signing Bonus
  • Relocation Allowance

Malpractice and Tail Insurance Coverage

*Benefits are prorated to full-time status and employees in other types of employment classifications may be eligible for some of these benefits.

Organization Details

We are an industry leading, rapidly growing multi-specialty medical group made up of over 400 clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in 25+ specialties throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Our medical group is recognized for its excellence in compassionate, patient-centered care having received multiple awards for our quality, innovation and leadership.

Community Information

Berkeley is a vibrant and dynamic city that is consummately Californian in setting, international in cultural outlook, and filled with superb restaurants, shops, theaters, and cafes. Berkeley has a creative scene that extends from the performing and visual to the culinary arts.

In the East Bay, Berkeley is a stylish arts and entertainment destination. Berkeley is a town with live theater and music almost every night and its theatrical and cultural venues keep the arts front and center, citywide and year-round. Berkeley is also known for its food.

Berkeley is passionate about cuisine, and it shows on the menus of the city's innovative, influential restaurants, inside the dozens of specialty food stores and stands that line its avenues, and at the trio of weekly farmers markets in town.

With so many cultural and culinary experiences to savor indoors, Berkeley also has many ways to enjoy the great outdoors. The city extends from San Francisco Bay into a forested coastal range, offering hiking and biking trails that run along the bay and up into the city's landmark regional parks.

People can enjoy sailing, rock climbing, kayaking, windsurfing, skateboarding, golf, and beautiful gardens. Berkeley is also careful to honor and celebrate its past with dozens of historic monuments and architectural treasures.

For sports fans, Berkeley is home to the Cal Bears and within easy reach of a number of professional sports teams, including the 2022 National Champions Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants, and San Francisco 49ers.

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We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide compassionate, evidence-based care to high-risk and community clinic patients, including delivery attendance and OB triage. Responsibilities also include patient evaluation, surgical assists, fetal monitoring, and ED coverage for OB patients.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

GynecologyEmergency Department CoverageCollaborative Care

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.9% 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 ~$408k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $368k 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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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.1
Better work-life than 30% of Ob/gyn listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 792 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Berkeley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.54M
Typical market rent
$2,818/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Residency Stipend $1,000/month
Shareholder eligibility after 2 years
Health insurance
Dental
Vision
HSA/FSA
Life and AD&D Insurance