Anesthesiologist - Per Diem | $2,000/day | St. John's Regional Medical Center - Oxnard, CA
Listed compensation
$2,000/day
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Job Description
Somnia Anesthesia | Coastal Ventura County Location | $2,000/day + | Join our growing team at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA
Somnia Anesthesia, a physician-owned, clinician-led anesthesia group, is seeking Per Diem Anesthesiologists to join our growing team at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA. Competitive salary and benefits package! New graduates are welcome!
Compensation & Benefits
- Per diem rate: $2000/day
- Additional stipends and hourly pay for call duty (not required, but encouraged)
- Stipends range from upto $4800 depending on call taken
Practice Environment
John’s Regional Medical Center | Oxnard, CA
Most Days Scheduled
- St. John's Regional: 6 ORs running, IR, ENDO, Cath Lab/Cardiac
- 8 ORs + 2 OBs | 8,036 cases/year | general, ortho, urology, GYN, vascular, GI, outpatient | hearts, heads, neuro, occasional healthy peds |+ OB
- Dignity St. John Camarillo: (No OB, no cardiac) 2 OR running, Cath Lab
- 3 ORs + 1 Cath lab | General, ortho, urology, GYN, vascular, GI, outpatient, occasional healthy peds |+ OB
- 1,495 births/year | 1,041 cases with anesthesia involvement - Covered by separate OB anesthesia team
- Weekend: Call coverage only
- Cardiac call, open hearts, and structural heart cases staffed by cardiac anesthesia physicians
- Variety of shifts: 8s/10s/12s; flexible scheduling
- Typical day when not on call is scheduled 7 am to 5 pm
- All call from home once cases are completed
- OB Call taken by a separate provider, no OB call requirement MDs work their own cases with collaborative approach to CRNA’s
- CRNAs do their own cases.
Qualifications
- Current CA license
- Cardiac fellowship
- BC required
BLS/ACLS/PALS
To learn more about this opportunity, please text or call Katie Bezler, Clinical Recruiter, at (914) 629-8006 or email at kbezler@somniainc.com
Hospital Profile
Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John's Regional Medical Center is a 365-bed, acute care, non-profit hospital serving Ventura County for over 100 years.
- Named a Top 250 Hospital by Healthgrades.
- Ventura County’s first and only Certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center; recipient of the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
- Designated STEMI Receiving Center and Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care by Blue Shield of California.
- Cancer Center accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.
- Home to Ventura County’s only all-private room Level III NICU.
Location Highlights
Located along the beautiful Southern California coast in Oxnard, offering easy access to beaches, harbors, and year-round sunshine.
Conveniently situated between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, with access to major highways and regional airports.
- Minutes from scenic destinations like Channel Islands Harbor and gateway to Channel Islands National Park.
- Known as the “Strawberry Capital of the World,” with a strong agricultural heritage and community pride.
Enjoy a mild Mediterranean climate with outdoor recreation opportunities year-round — from surfing and boating to hiking and biking.
Offers a relaxed coastal lifestyle with a lower cost of living compared to much of neighboring Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
About Somnia Anesthesia
Since 1996, Somnia has had a singular focus on anesthesia–investing in clinician professional development so patients can get the best care possible.
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Somnia does not discriminate against any person based on race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Somnia is committed to complying with all applicable national, state, and local laws on nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Provide anesthesia services for a variety of surgical cases including general, cardiac, and obstetric procedures at St. John's Regional Medical Center. Collaborate with the anesthesia team to ensure high-quality patient care across multiple clinical environments.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 75% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$520k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $470k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in anesthesiology | ranked against 784 Anesthesiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$470k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Anesthesiology listings in California | 112 active | 783 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 75% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 29% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology hiring demand | #15 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 53 days · 26% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 184 postings, 184 closed |
| New Anesthesiology listings | 290 in the last 30 days | 275 the 30 days before (+5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Anesthesiologist - Per Diem | $2,000/day | St. John's Regional Medical Center - Oxnard, CA at Somnia a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Anesthesiology — ranked against 784 active Anesthesiology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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