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Valley Medical Center & Clinics
Maple Valley, Washington

Urgent Care Physician

Urgent CareNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$275k

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Job Description

Company Description

About Valley Medical Center & Clinics

Founded in 1947, Valley Medical Center & Clinics (VMCC) is the oldest and largest public hospital district in Washington state and the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South King County.

Valley serves more than 600,000 residents through a comprehensive network of more than 50 primary, urgent, and specialty care clinics across South King County, and a 341-bed acute care hospital located in Renton.

As a Level III Trauma Center, Valley provides advanced emergency, medical, surgical, and specialty care, including cancer treatment, heart and vascular services, neurosciences, orthopedics, stroke and spine care, childbirth and neonatal services, and critical care.

Guided by our mission of caring for our community like family, Valley is committed to improving the health and well-being of the vibrant communities we serve through accessible, compassionate, high-quality care. Learn more at valleymed.org.

Job Description

We are actively recruiting for a full-time Urgent Care Physician to join our Maple Valley Clinic in our collaborative network where you will have easy access to system-wide support as you work alongside a highly motivated and skilled Urgent Care team. We provide patient-centered, team-based care to a diverse population of patients.

  • Our Urgent Care teams have produced multiple 'Provider of the Year' award winners within our organization.
  • We are proud participants in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Qualifications

  • BE/BC in Urgent Care, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine
  • Ability to obtain medical professional license in the State of WA and DEA with full prescriptive authority
  • Experience in Urgent Care strongly preferred

Additional Information

  • Compensation package includes base salary ($275,000), productivity incentives, strategic incentive, sign-on incentive, and relocation.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan with employer contributions
  • Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts

Employee Wellness and Assistance Programs

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program eligible.

Equal Employment Opportunity

  • Valley Medical Center & Clinics is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and nondiscrimination in all aspects of employment and participation in its programs.
  • We do not provide sponsorship opportunities at this time.

Valley Medical Center & Clinics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Shift: Day

FTE: 1.0

  • Exempt from Overtime: Yes
  • Compensation: USD 275000 - USD 275000 - yearly

Key Responsibilities

Provide patient-centered, team-based care to a diverse population within the Maple Valley Clinic. Collaborate with a skilled urgent care team to deliver high-quality medical services.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient-centered careClinical assessmentMedical diagnosis

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 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.

What does the Urgent Care market look like in Washington?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,343 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$275kUrgent Care median $363k (middle half $275k–$588k)143 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$257k in purchasing powerWashington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in Washington13 active331 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentWashington physician listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $40k) · 17% offer loan repayment515 active listings, Nov 2026
Urgent Care hiring demand#13 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 47 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 94 postings, 148 closed
New Urgent Care listings451 in the last 30 days294 the 30 days before (+53%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+9.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$275k$55/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,343 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$275k midpoint, that is roughly $11k–$19k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Urgent Care Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 9 employers
1
$320k
14
$350k-415k
4
$415k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
Sign-on bonus
26% this job
Relocation assistance
16% this job
CME allowance
11%
Visa sponsorship
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#2

Emergency Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$250k-$500k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

$460K
#4

Physician, Emergency Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
+ 19 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 324 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Valley Medical Center & Clinics

Hospitals and Health Care
Renton, WA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement plan with employer contributions
Generous paid time off
Life and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Employee wellness and assistance programs
Sign-on incentive
Relocation assistance

Living in Maple Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$681k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,985/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
37 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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