Physiatrist - San Diego

Physical Medicine & RehabilitationNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) is a physician-led partnership with strong values that support a patient-centered and evidence-based approach to medicine

Provides our physicians with the resources and support systems needed to ensure every physician can focus on practicing medicine, connecting with one another, and providing the best possible care to their patients.

Additional Information

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible

About the Area

San Diego captures the essence of coastal living with its beachside communities and lively downtown. The city's coastal climate allows for year-round visits to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and Legoland. For culture seekers, San Diego features a range of culinary delights and unique architectural landscapes influenced by the city's proximity to Mexico and Spanish history.

Working Here

The San Diego service area is one the region’s largest, with impressive geographical coverage, over 1,100 physicians, and about 25 satellite offices to complement the main medical center.

Yet we have a singular, well-defined culture, grounded in three pillars that improve outcomes: maintaining physicians’ well-being and their original passion for medicine; keeping the workforce energized and cohesive; and ensuring patient engagement in their own overall health.

This formula, along with our size, diversity, and depth of talent, helps the area keep its edge in new technology and clinical expertise.

San Diego maintains a high level of integration and collaboration; physicians and new hires alike know they’re not alone, that they have the personal support and clinical assistance of an entire team.

Educational and research opportunities are actively offered and supported, with residency programs and fellowships, along with participation in clinical studies and trials.

Equal Employment Opportunity

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide patient-centered and evidence-based medical care within the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality clinical outcomes and support patient health engagement.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Physiatry. Applicants must also pass a background check and drug screen as part of the hiring process.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareEvidence-based MedicineMedical Research

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Physician Career Context

Of the 35 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 69% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physiatrist - San Diego at Southern California Permanente Medical Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,897 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Jobs

17 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 6 employers

2
<$270k
0
$270k-300k
3
$300k-330k
11
$350k
1
$380k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs · 6 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
27%
Relocation assistance
20%
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Physician

EPIC Health System · Southfield, Michigan

$250k-$380k
#2

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician - Warsaw, MO

Vohra Physicians · Warsaw, Missouri

$200k-$350k
#3

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician - Richmond, VA

$200k-$350k
#4

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician - Charleston, SC

$200k-$350k
+ 15 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 207 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Pasadena, CA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Physician-led partnership
Patient-centered approach
Support systems
Collegial culture
Educational and research opportunities