PAFMG - Physician, Internal Medicine (Fremont, CA)
Listed compensation
$280k-$335k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Opportunity Information
- Team based care approach with NPs and PAs to support physicians with paneled patient needs
- Virtual in basket support team
- Collaborative relationships with specialists across the organization
Robust Onboarding and Mentorship Program
- Flexibility in schedule - 4 days a week for full time, part-time opportunities available, flexible patient visit duration
- Remote video visits from home available
- Light physician call - all virtual, with calls screened through an RN, NP and PAs initially
- Abundant leadership and committee work opportunities, with active promotion of quality improvement projects
Physician-led inclusive organization, emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, clinician / staff well-being, and innovation
Qualifications
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine
Join Us and Enjoy
- Starting salary $280,000 - $335,000 (based on experience)
- $200,000 forgivable loan
- Signing bonuses available
- Residency stipend ($1,000/month for 12 months before start date)
- Relocation allowance
- Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
- Generous benefits package
- Shareholder eligibility after two years
- PSLF eligible
- 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA
Organization Details
We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 1,700 physicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation and leadership.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Community Information
Located on the southeast side of the San Francisco Bay, Fremont is the fourth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area, and California's 15th largest city. It is the closest East Bay city to Silicon Valley.
With its moderate climate and proximity to major universities, shopping areas, recreation and cultural activities, employment centers, major airports, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, Fremont captures metropolitan living at its best. It also offers rich cultural diversity and an ambience of tolerance and community unity.
Equal Opportunity Statement
- It is the policy of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of PAFMG's employment policies and practices.
Key Responsibilities
Physicians will engage in team-based care utilizing NPs and PAs to manage paneled patient needs, including virtual in-basket support and fostering collaborative relationships with specialists across the organization. The role involves light, virtual physician call duties that are initially screened by RNs, NPs, and PAs.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PAFMG - Physician, Internal Medicine (Fremont, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,274 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
Sutter Health - Bay Area ranks #7 of 30 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$308k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k 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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