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Sutter Health - Bay Area
San Carlos, California

Physician, Urgent Care (San Carlos, 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

  • Supported by multi-specialty physicians
  • Onsite digital imaging, full laboratory, mammography, ultrasound and CT scan
  • Flexible scheduling and variety of shifts Day and swing shifts, no overnight shifts

Qualifications

Board-certified or board-eligible

Join Us and Enjoy

  • 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
  • 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 2,300 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

Provide urgent care medical services to patients within a multi-specialty group setting. Collaborate with multi-specialty physicians and utilize onsite diagnostic technology to deliver high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical medicineLaboratory diagnostics

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Urgent Care (San Carlos, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 19,617 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 88% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $55 per wRVU — implying roughly $275k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top Urgent Care Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 14 employers

9
<$340k
15
$340k-390k
3
$390k-440k
5
$440k-490k
2
$490k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
37%
Sign-on bonus
17% this job
Relocation assistance
17% this job
Loan repayment
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 323 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in San Carlos

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.39M
Typical market rent
$4,477/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
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.

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

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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 with production bonus
Shareholder eligible after two years
Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
Relocation allowance
Generous benefits package
401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA