Physician, Medical Director, Patient Experience (San Francisco, CA)

Sutter Health

2 days ago

San Francisco, CaliforniaFull TimeAdministration

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Sutter Health as a Medical Director Patient Experience – 0.8 FTE Clinical in United States.

Key Responsibilities

wide service excellence initiatives. · Support development of standards, policies, and best practices that promote patient

centered care. · Identify opportunities to improve the patient journey across access, care delivery, and follow

up. Clinical Engagement & Culture · Serve as a physician champion for patient

level patient experience initiatives when appropriate.

Requirements

· MD or DO with active board certification in an applicable specialty.

· Active member of the medical staff or eligibility for appointment.

· Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience.

· Demonstrated interest or experience in patient experience, quality improvement, or physician leadership.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Sutter Health as a Medical Director Patient Experience – 0.8 FTE Clinical.

Key Skills

Physician leadershipPatient experience strategyQuality improvementClinical engagementPerformance managementCare coordinationCommunication skillsCoachingData analysisStrategic planningPatient-centered careOperational leadershipService excellenceChange managementProfessionalism

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Medical Director, Patient Experience (San Francisco, CA) at Sutter Health a 4.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Administration physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Administration — Physician Career Context

This Administration position at Sutter Health is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in San Francisco, California.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Physician leadership, Patient experience strategy, Quality improvement, Clinical engagement, Performance management, Care coordination, Communication skills, Coaching. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Administration role.

Core responsibilities: The Medical Director of Patient Experience provides physician leadership to advance patient-centered care and service excellence across the medical group. This role collaborates with operational leaders to implement improvement strategies, monitor performance data, and coach clinicians to enhance th...

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