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San Jose, California

Physician, Urology (Blossom Hill, CA)

UrologyIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) is seeking a full-time, BC/BE Urologist to join a group of 6 urologists.

Location: San Jose/Los Gatos - Silicon Valley Bay Area

Highlights

  • Seeking a general urologist
  • State-of-the-art medical center in San Jose/Los Gatos
  • On-site outpatient surgery centers
  • Flexibility in office scheduling, 4 or 5-day work week
  • 18-24 patients per day
  • Opportunity for rapid practice growth with established primary care referral network
  • Share-call with outstanding group of Urology colleagues - Weekday and weekend call schedule, 1 in 7 weekends
  • Access to Da Vinci robot in nearby hospitals

Qualifications

Requirements

Board certified or Board eligible within 2 years

Join Us and Enjoy

We Offer

  • Physician-led and collegial environment
  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Shareholder eligible after two years with very competitive, production-based income
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Malpractice tail coverage
  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • Multiple retirement planning options: 401K, Roth 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA

Organization Details

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,100 clinicians 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

San Jose encompasses a large geographic and cultural portion of San Jose, California, located south of the downtown area. The tenth largest city in the United States, San Jose is nicknamed 'Capital of Silicon Valley.' This diverse city is home to a diverse population of one million residents and many visitors.

The arts and culture are essential elements in the character and quality of life in the vibrant San José community; its landmarks include the Children's Discovery Museum, SAP Center, Winchester Mystery House and the Tech Museum of Innovation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide general urological care to patients, seeing approximately 18-24 patients per day. Responsibilities include participating in a shared call schedule and collaborating with a group of urologists in a state-of-the-art medical center.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

General urologyClinical practice

Urology — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 55% have no call, 15% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 7,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $47 per wRVU — implying roughly $329k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 12 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
47%
Relocation assistance
47% this job
Loan repayment
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Urology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 257 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M
Typical market rent
$3,563/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed Salary for Two Years with Production Bonus
Shareholder Eligible After 2 Years
Schedule Flexibility
Sabbaticals
Malpractice Tail Coverage
Relocation Allowance
Generous Benefits Package
401K