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Mountain View, California

Physician, Pulmonary, (Mountain View, CA)

PulmonologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$324k-$360k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

  • Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) is seeking a full-time 1.0 FTE BC/BE Interventional Pulmonologist Position details:
  • Outpatient Pulmonary clinic
  • Inpatient Pulmonary consults
  • Critical Care

Qualifications

  • Board certified or Board eligible in Pulmonology
  • Board certified or Board eligible in Critical Care Medicine
  • Board Certified or Board eligible in Interventional Pulmonology
  • Join Us and Enjoy
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • 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 2,600 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

Mountain View is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and is known for its innovation-driven environment and high quality of life.

The city offers a vibrant downtown area with diverse dining, shopping, and cultural attractions, as well as easy access to outdoor recreation along the Stevens Creek Trail and nearby open space preserves.

Its central location provides convenient access to San Francisco, San Jose, and surrounding tech hubs, making it a highly desirable place to live and work. The community is known for its walkability, bike-friendly infrastructure, and strong public amenities.

Mountain View offers a dynamic blend of professional opportunity and lifestyle balance in one of the most globally recognized innovation corridors.

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 outpatient pulmonary clinic services and inpatient pulmonary consults. They will also be responsible for delivering critical care medicine within the medical group.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical consultation

Pulmonology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$342k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $309k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$324k–$360kPhysician median $437k (middle half $320k–$514k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$309k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in California2,677 active22,559 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 28% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Pulmonology hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 31 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 39 postings, 30 closed
New Pulmonology listings63 in the last 30 days44 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend−3.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-life snapshot

median 3.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Pulmonology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 118 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sutter Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sacramento, California
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals
Generous benefits package
401K
Cash-balance retirement plan
HSA

Living in Mountain View

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.07M≈ 6.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,535/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.