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San Diego, California

Podiatrist - San Diego, CA

PodiatristFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150K - $600K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Balance Health is the nation’s premier comprehensive lower-extremity focused Physician Practice. We provide leading podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, and physical therapists with operational support so they can spend their time focused on growing their business and delivering exceptional patient care.

We have an immediate need to hire a qualified Podiatrist to join our team in San Diego, CA. Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Podiatrist provides routine care and referral podiatric services to patients as follows:

  • Examines patients’ legs and feet to determine and diagnose diseases and/or care needs.
  • Treats bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles.
  • Performs wound care management.
  • Diagnoses diseases and deformities of the foot and ankle using medical histories, physical examinations, x-rays, and laboratory test results.
  • Prescribes medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery as appropriate.
  • Advises patients about treatment plans and foot and ankle care techniques to help with prevention of future problems.
  • Provides education/consultation to patients, family, and health care team members.
  • Provides patients with health promotions and preventive medication.
  • Properly maintains appropriate medical records on assigned patients, including routine updates.

Requirements

  • Ability to observe, assess, and accurately record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
  • Full knowledge and understanding of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities.

Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills to ensure effective working relationships with diverse patients, colleagues, and vendors.

Possesses a good understanding of effective time management and practices such to ensure scheduling as well as administrative requirements are met.

PC proficient with Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, EMR and various databases.

Able to provide proof of legal eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Ability to successfully pass an in-depth background investigation, including credit check and with a clean DMV report.

May be required to travel to clinics within San Diego and Riverside County, to include locations in Encinitas, La Jolla, Escondido, and Murrietta.

Education and Experience

  • Current active license as a Podiatrist in the State of California.
  • Doctoral degree in Podiatric Medicine from an Accredited School of Podiatry.
  • Completion of an accredited podiatric residency program.
  • Minimum of three (3) years applicable professional experience.

Compensation / Benefits

Competitive physician salary program with a base ($150,000 - $600,000) +percentage of net collections.

Benefit eligibility for FT employees working 30+ hours weekly begins first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Eligibility to participate in our 401(k) program begins first of the month following 60 days of employment (program has match up to 4% depending on employee contributions.)

Balance Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected classes, including, but not limited to age, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental/physical disability, national origin, pregnancy, race/color, religion, sexual orientation, or military/veteran status.

If an offer of employment is extended and a candidate hired, proof of authorization to work in the US and/or U.S. citizenship must be provided.

(Only qualified candidates will be considered and/or contacted.)

Visit our website at: balancehealth.com

Please, No Emails, Phone Calls or Recruiters / Staffing Agencies

Key Responsibilities

The Podiatrist diagnoses and treats diseases, deformities, and disorders of the feet and ankles. Responsibilities include performing wound care, prescribing medications, and providing patient education on preventive care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient DiagnosisMedical Record MaintenancePhysical ExaminationTreatment PlanningEMR ProficiencyMicrosoft Office

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Podiatrist - San Diego, CA at Balance Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Podiatry — ranked against 277 active Podiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Podiatry Career Context

Balance Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 18 active listings.

Podiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Podiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · above average in podiatryranked against 277 Podiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPodiatry median $228k (middle half $175k–$252k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Podiatry listings in California64 active280 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus · 7% offer loan repayment280 active listings, Nov 2026
New Podiatry listings93 in the last 30 days54 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Podiatry pay trend+14.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Balance Healthsilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index18 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (277 Podiatry listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Podiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 277 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Balance Health

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Sydney

Benefits & Perks

401(k) with up to 4% match
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M
Typical market rent
$3,004/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.