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Sutter Health - Bay Area
Santa Clara, California

Physician, Urgent Care (Santa Clara, CA)

Urgent CareNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$650/4-hr shift/day

The week · per this posting

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking aper-diem board-certified, or board-eligible Urgent Care physician.

Onsite digital imaging, full laboratory, mammography, ultrasound, and CT scan

No overnight shifts

Per Diem Rate is $650 per 4-hour shift

Qualifications

Board-certified or board-eligible

Organization Details

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,300 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.

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 high-quality urgent care services to patients within a multi-specialty medical group. Utilize onsite diagnostic tools including digital imaging, laboratory, and ultrasound to deliver exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical PracticeMedical DiagnosisLaboratory Services

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 34 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 94% have no call, 47% require no weekends.

What does the Urgent Care market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,241 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in California86 active329 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 94% no call · 47% no weekends34 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia physician listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $83k) · 28% offer loan repayment1,000 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 listings446 in the last 30 days303 the 30 days before (+47%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,241 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Urgent Care Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 11 employers
5
<$345k
14
$345k-400k
1
$416k
2
$455k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
32%
CME allowance
32%
Relocation assistance
18%
Loan repayment
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#2

SENTARA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER - EM - STAFF PHYSICIANContract

Team Health · Woodbridge, Virginia

$238-$278/hr
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician

$250k-$500k
#4

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

$460K
+ 22 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 327 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

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

Benefits & Perks

Onsite Digital Imaging
Full Laboratory
Mammography
Ultrasound
CT Scan

Living in Santa Clara

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.67M
Typical market rent
$3,958/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.