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Santa Cruz, California

Physician, Neurology (Santa Cruz, CA)

NeurologyNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) is seeking a full-time BC/BE General Neurologist.

  • Located in Santa Cruz, CA
  • General Neurology, no pain management
  • Average of 10-13 patients per day
  • All subspecialties are welcome with ability to build a weighted practice
  • Share-call with outstanding and collaborative group of PAFMG Neurologists
  • Clinic call is 1:6. Night shift call is completely voluntary

Qualifications

  • Residency in Neurology
  • California medical licensed or eligible for California medical license

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Relocation allowance
  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Generous benefits package
  • Shareholder eligible after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
  • 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 2,000 physicians and advanced practice 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

Situated on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay about 70 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Cruz offers a moderate climate and the best of many worlds. For outdoor enthusiasts, Santa Cruz is a wonderful combination of beach, ocean and mountains.

Well known as a Mecca for surfers, Santa Cruz also offers magnificent redwoods for hiking and mountain-biking and the San Lorenzo River for fishing, canoeing and kayaking. Long stretches of tree-lined and coastal roads offer the perfect venues for road cyclists.

Fisherman and sailors will appreciate convenient access to the ocean from the Santa Cruz Harbor and the Municipal Wharf, which also features a variety of shops and restaurants.

Santa Cruz's downtown center, the Pacific Garden Mall, is home to the Museum of Art and History and features outstanding restaurants, unique shops, wine tasting rooms, sidewalk cafes, and an abundance of coffee shops.

Santa Cruz is also a cultural hub, featuring several live performance venues, the annual Open Studios tour, boutique art stores and the Tannery Arts Center.

Adding to the character of the community, the University of California is nestled in foothills above Santa Cruz, and the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk was named Best Boardwalk in the country by USA Today.

See why our physicians chose Santa Cruz for both practice and lifestyle:

https://vimeo.com/597463037/a4874bb8f1

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Key Responsibilities

Provide general neurological care to patients with an average volume of 10-13 patients per day. Participate in a collaborative call schedule with other neurologists in the group.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical practiceMedical diagnosisTreatment planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Neurology (Santa Cruz, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Neurology — ranked against 455 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 63% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 4,200 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $210k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top Neurologist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 16 employers

9
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$375k-420k
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2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
18% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 7.5
Better work-life than 80% of Neurology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 455 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Santa Cruz

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.44M
Typical market rent
$3,532/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.9
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.

BEA 2024 · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
Shareholder eligible after two years
401K
Cash-balance retirement plan
HSA
Relocation allowance
Malpractice tail coverage
Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals