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Palo Alto, California

Physician, Urgent Care (Palo Alto, CA)

Urgent CareNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a part-time, board-certified, or board-eligible Urgent Care physician.

  • Beautiful state-of-the outpatient medical center supported by over 50 specialty and sub-specialty services
  • Diagnostic imaging and full laboratory services onsite
  • No overnight shifts

Qualifications

Board-certified or board-eligible in related specialty

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Shareholder eligibility after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive, shift-based income
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Collaborative and collegial environment
  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 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 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

Located 35 miles south of San Francisco and 14 miles north of San Jose, Palo Alto is part of the San Francisco Metropolitan Bay Area and became known as the birthplace of Silicon Valley. Palo Alto offers an unusual blend of intellect, innovation, culture and natural beauty.

Proximity to Stanford University with its cultural and educational offerings enhance the vibrancy, innate charm and beauty of Palo Alto. Distinctive in every way, Palo Alto offers its business community a diverse and exciting environment in which to work and live.

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 provide care in a beautiful state-of-the-art outpatient medical center, supported by extensive specialty services and onsite diagnostic/laboratory capabilities. This role involves working in an urgent care setting with no overnight shifts required.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Outpatient Care

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 32 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 94% have no call, 66% 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).

What does the Urgent Care market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,416 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedUrgent Care median $588k (middle half $588k–$588k)31 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in California91 active334 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 94% no call · 66% no weekends32 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 26% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,416 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Urgent Care Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 10 employers
6
<$345k
18
$345k-400k
0
$400k-455k
2
$455k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
22%
CME allowance
15%
Relocation assistance
15% this job
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Emergency Medicine

Med America · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#2

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician

$250k-$500k
#4

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

$460K
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 334 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

Hospitals and Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Shareholder eligibility
Relocation allowance
401K
Cash-balance retirement plan
HSA
Generous benefits package

Living in Palo Alto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$3.28M
Typical market rent
$4,558/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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