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Sutter Health - Bay Area
San Carlos, California · Hybrid

Physician, Internal Medicine (San Carlos, CA)

Internal MedicineNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$280k-$335k

The week · per this posting

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Posted 48m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Opportunity Information

  • Team-based care approach with NPs and PAs to support physicians
  • Virtual in-basket support team
  • Collaborative relationships with specialists across the organization

Robust Onboarding and Mentorship Program

  • Flexibility in schedule - 4 days a week for full time, part-time opportunities available, flexible patient visit duration
  • Remote video visits from home available
  • Light physician call - all virtual, with calls screened through an RN, NP and PAs initially
  • Abundant leadership and committee work opportunities, with active promotion of quality improvement projects

Physician-led inclusive organization, emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, clinician / staff well-being, and innovation

Qualifications

Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Starting salary $280,000-$335,000 (Based on experience)
  • $200,000 forgivable loan
  • Generous sign-on bonus
  • Residency stipend ($1,000/month for 12 months before start date)
  • Relocation allowance
  • Guaranteed salary for two years with incentive production bonus
  • Generous benefits package
  • Shareholder eligibility after two years
  • PSLF eligible
  • 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 2,100 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

San Carlos, "The City of Good Living," is located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area and has everything at its doorstep. San Francisco is 25 miles north and San Jose is 25 miles south.

San Carlos boasts an ideal climate, good government, an outstanding school system, attractive residential areas, a fine shopping district, excellent restaurants, a modern industrial and commercial area and plenty of open space.

As part of the northern end of Silicon Valley, San Carlos hosts several technology companies and is the address of many of the West Coast's biotech and medical instrumentation firms. You'll find friendly, involved people here and an inviting community atmosphere.

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 internal medicine care in a collaborative, team-based setting supported by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a virtual in-basket team. Participate in virtual patient visits and physician call coverage, with opportunities to contribute to leadership, committees, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Virtual CareClinical LeadershipSpecialist Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Internal Medicine (San Carlos, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,148 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Sutter Health - Bay Area ranks #6 of 26 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 50% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$308k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 35 employers

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16
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4
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3
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
59% this job
Relocation assistance
43% this job
Loan repayment
30% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.5
Better work-life than 50% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,148 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

Hospitals and Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting salary $280,000-$335,000
$200,000 forgivable loan
Generous sign-on bonus
Residency stipend ($1,000/month for 12 months before start date)
Relocation allowance
Guaranteed salary for two years with incentive production bonus
Generous benefits package
Shareholder eligibility after two years