Physician, Neurodegenerative (Berkeley/Castro Valley, CA)
Listed compensation
$374k-$429k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Sutter Health as a Neurodegenerative Physician – Berkeley, CA in Berkeley, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $374K - $429K
- Malpractice insurance covered.
- Guaranteed salary for two years
- Shareholder eligible after two years
- Schedule flexibility
- Sabbaticals
- Relocation allowance
- Generous benefits package
- 401K
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers competitive compensation. Work with Sutter Health in Berkeley, California, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide specialized neurological care for patients with Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and dementia in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including pharmacists and social workers to deliver comprehensive patient-centered treatment.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible with an active, unrestricted California Medical License and current DEA license. Advanced experience in Parkinson's disease management, including deep brain stimulator programming and botulinum toxin injections, is strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Neurology — Physician Career Context
Sutter Health ranks #5 of 18 employers hiring Neurologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 34% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.0% 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 ~$402k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $363k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
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