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San Carlos, California · Hybrid

Physician, Psychiatry (San Carlos, CA)

PsychiatryNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Adult Psychiatrist

  • Innovation, education, and collaboration are core parts of this integrated behavioral health program.
  • Join a dedicated team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and therapists in a unique program, working closely with the primary care doctors in co-treating their patients!
  • Opportunity to grow new programs and develop special interests
  • No call required
  • Opportunity to partner and educate other specialties about behavioral health

Full time, part time and per diem shifts are available. Write your schedule.

Hybrid/Remote

Qualifications

Psychiatry Residency

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Physician-led and collegial environment
  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Shareholder eligible after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Malpractice tail coverage
  • 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 1,700 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 Carlos,'The City of Good Living,' is located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area and has everything at its doorstep. San Francisco is 25 miles north and San Jose is 25 miles south.

San Carlos boasts an ideal climate, good government, an outstanding school system, attractive residential areas, a fine shopping district, excellent restaurants, a modern industrial and commercial area and plenty of open space.

As part of the northern end of Silicon Valley, San Carlos hosts several technology companies and is the address of many of the West Coast's biotech and medical instrumentation firms. You'll find friendly, involved people here and an inviting community atmosphere.

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 role involves working within an integrated behavioral health program, collaborating closely with primary care doctors to co-treat patients. There is an opportunity to grow new programs and develop special interests within the dedicated team.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Adult PsychiatryPrimary Care CollaborationProgram Growth

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 50% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · above average in psychiatryranked against 1,839 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $363k (middle half $275k–$400k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in California207 active1,850 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 34% remote · 50% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Psychiatry pay trend+8.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Implied production pay~$722k$62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,839 Psychiatry listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Psychiatry (San Carlos, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,839 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility, flexible scheduling.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 22 employers
8
<$350k
4
$350k-400k
7
$400k-450k
1
$450k
4
$500k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs
CME allowance
75%
401k / retirement match
75% this job
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
15% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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North Carolina Mental Health and Psychiatry Group · Durham, North Carolina

$210-$270/hr
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

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$320k-$500k
#3

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

$320k-$500k
#4

Interventional Psychiatrist

From $500k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,839 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

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

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary for two years
Production bonus
Shareholder eligible after two years
Schedule flexibility
Sabbaticals
Malpractice tail coverage
Relocation allowance
401K