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Castro Valley, California

Physician, Urgent Care (Castro Valley, CA)

Urgent Care 8.0 Work-LifeNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$395K - $425K

The week · per this posting

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Physician, Urgent Care- 0.60 FTE

Locations

  • 20101 Lake Chabot Road Castro Valley, CA 94596
  • 4053 Lone Tree Way Floor 1, Antioch, CA 94509
  • 2500 Milvia Street Berkeley, CA 94704
  • 12 Camino Encinas Orinda CA 94563

Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG) is seeking a Board Eligible or Board-Certified Urgent Care Physician. All applicants must be Board Certified or Board eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine. Onsite digital imaging and full laboratory. Will likely rotate to multiple urgent care locations as needed. No overnight shifts

Qualifications

  • Board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine.
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Active DEA registration
  • Join Us and Enjoy
  • Competitive compensation
  • Shareholder eligibility following 24 months of employment
  • Full benefit package
  • Relocation allowance
  • Robust retirement program

Organization Details

Sutter East Bay Medical GroupWe are an industry leading, rapidly growing multi-specialty medical group made up of over 400+ clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in 25+ specialties throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

Our medical group is recognized for its excellence in compassionate, patient-centered care having received multiple awards for our quality, innovation and leadership.

Sutter East Bay Medical Group is affiliated with the Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support to our medical group, including the latest technology thereby allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information

Castro Valley is a friendly, peaceful unincorporated town, populated by about 60 thousand people. Castro Valley is located in the heart of the greater Bay Area of northern California.

Nestled in a quiet valley surrounded by tree covered rolling hills, Castro Valley residents, businesses, and visitors enjoy a rural atmosphere at the hub of California's cultural, economical and recreational heartland.

Castro Valley boasts such natural amenities as an extensively developed park system, swimming lagoon, 315 acre lake, and a beautiful 18 hole golf course. Schools are top notch and the community is tight knit.

Equal Opportunity Statement

  • It is the policy of the Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of SEBMG’s employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, patient-centered urgent care services across multiple clinic locations. Utilize onsite digital imaging and laboratory tools to diagnose and treat patients.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Laboratory Diagnostics

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 41 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$410k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $370k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Urgent Care (Castro Valley, CA) at Sutter Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Urgent Care — ranked against 346 active Urgent Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top Urgent Care Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 8 employers

4
$300k
1
$330k
24
$350k
1
$368k
3
$380k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
9%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$1000k
#2

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$275k-$900k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician

$375k-$415k
#4

Physician: Emergency Medicine (Nocturnist) - McHenry and Huntley, IL

$295k-$368k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Urgent Care listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 346 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Castro Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.02M≈ 2.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,889/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 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.

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

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About Sutter Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Full Benefit Package
Relocation Allowance
Robust Retirement Program
Shareholder Eligibility