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Santa Clara, California

PAFMG - Physician, Urgent Care (Santa Clara, CA)

Urgent CareIncludes callNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$650/4hr shift/day

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

  • Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking aper-diem board-certified, or board-eligible Urgent Care physician.
  • Onsite digital imaging, full laboratory, mammography, ultrasound, and CT scanNo overnight shifts
  • Per Diem Rate is $650 per 4-hour shift

Qualifications

Board-certified or board-eligible

Organization Details

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,300 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation.

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 serve as a per-diem Urgent Care physician for the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Responsibilities include providing care in a setting equipped with onsite digital imaging, full laboratory, mammography, ultrasound, and CT scan capabilities.

Certifications

Board Certification

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 90% have no call, 55% 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).

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Urgent Care Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 10 employers

4
<$340k
23
$340k-390k
3
$390k-440k
4
$440k-490k
3
$490k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
33%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Relocation assistance
14%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 2.1
Better work-life than 10% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 348 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Santa Clara

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.68M
Typical market rent
$3,957/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 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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About Sutter Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sacramento, California
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

No overnight shifts
Onsite digital imaging, lab, mammography, ultrasound, CT scan