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St Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, California

Physician Advisor

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$93.77-$139.48/hr

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1923 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California.

The hospital offers a full complement of services, including a Level II trauma center, cardiac and vascular center, surgical weight loss, maternity and the CARE Center, which is a recognized PrEP center of excellence.

The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stmarymedical for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physician Advisor at St. Mary Medical Center, you will play a critical role in promoting evidence-based standards of medical care while maintaining appropriate utilization of Hospital resources. This is a cornerstone and highly visible position and you will play a vital role in advocating for the best and most efficient care for Hospital patients, removing barriers to care, working with attending physicians to facilitate care of the patient, and advocating for, supporting, and enhancing the clinical credibility of the Department of Care Coordination's utilization and compliance activities.

Every day, you will facilitate and foster a culture of communication and partnership between the Department of Care Coordination, Medical Staff, Nursing Staff, and Administration regarding systems-based practice, and regulatory and quality considerations in the delivery of medical care. This position will report directly to the Chief Medical Officer and participate in an annual performance evaluation using performance metrics adopted by Hospital.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have working knowledge of acute-care Care Coordination, and possess stellar communication and relationship building skills.

  • We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements.
  • Additional incentives for this position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.
  • Job Requirements

Required Licensure

Must be a licensed Physician (MD or DO) in the state of California.

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Key Responsibilities

The Physician Advisor promotes evidence-based standards of care and ensures efficient utilization of hospital resources. They facilitate communication between medical staff, nursing, and administration to support clinical quality and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed Physician (MD or DO) in the state of California. The role requires a working knowledge of acute-care care coordination and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Utilization reviewEvidence-based medicineMedical staff collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Advisor at St Mary Medical Center a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,087 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 55% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 20.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$243k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $219k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
29%
Sign-on bonus
12% this job
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.7this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,087 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Long Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$961k
Typical market rent
$2,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About St Mary Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Relocation assistance
Annual performance-based bonus program
Annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required)
No-cost medical coverage for the employee
Flexible Time Away program