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AFC Urgent Care San Diego
Santee, California

Staff Physician Full Time

Urgent CareIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120-$140/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Dental insurance

Flexible Schedule

AFC Urgent Care is the leading Urgent Care brand with over 300 locations nationwide offering high quality patient-centered healthcare to our communities. Our state-of-the-art Urgent Care centers focus on the episodic treatment of acute illnesses and injuries on a walk-in basis seven days a week with lab and x-rays on-site. We are seeking a Full-Time Staff Physician to join our Team in San Diego, California.

What does AFC Urgent Care have to offer?

  • Stable and well supported practice
  • Environment conducive to increase your scope of practice
  • Scheduling Options include 8-10 shifts monthly 8am – 8pm, and weekends 8am – 5pm.
  • Competitive Pay. Hourly Rate: $120 - $140 per hour (depending on experience)
  • Additional bi-weekly bonuses based on patient volume thresholds.

What Does AFC Urgent Care Require?

  • An unrestricted medical license in California
  • DEA Certificate
  • At least one year’s experience in an ER, Urgent Care or Primary Care setting
  • Able to treat patients of all ages and be comfortable with minor procedures (e. g., suturing lacerations, draining abscesses, etc.)
  • Available to workday, evening and weekend shifts.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, patient-centered episodic treatment for acute illnesses and injuries on a walk-in basis. Perform minor medical procedures such as suturing lacerations and draining abscesses while utilizing on-site lab and x-ray facilities.

Requirements

Must hold an unrestricted medical license in California and a DEA certificate. Requires at least one year of experience in an ER, Urgent Care, or Primary Care setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Emergency medicineAbscess drainagePatient assessmentAcute illness treatmentInjury treatmentLab interpretationX-ray interpretation

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 33 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 94% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$270k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $244k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Urgent Care market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$250k–$291kUrgent Care median $588k (middle half $588k–$588k)34 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$244k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in California91 active334 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 94% no call · 67% no weekends33 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 26% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Urgent Care Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 10 employers
6
<$345k
19
$345k-400k
0
$400k-455k
2
$455k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
21% this job
CME allowance
14%
Relocation assistance
14%
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Emergency Medicine

Med America · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#2

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician

$250k-$500k
#4

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

$460K
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 334 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About AFC Urgent Care San Diego

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

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Bonus based on performance
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule

Living in Santee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$779k
Typical market rent
$2,829/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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