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Sutter Health - Bay Area
Oakland, California

Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Oakland, CA)

Hospital MedicineIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG) is seeking to a hire a full-time hospitalist physician to join a collaborative group of clinicians who practice evidence-based medicine in a team-oriented manner.

Founded in 2005, Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG) is a rapidly growing multi-specialty medical group whose physicians and advanced practice clinicians work in more than ten care centers and four hospitals in the San Francisco East Bay Area.

Sutter East Bay Medical Group is affiliated with the Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation (SEBMF), a not-for-profit health care organization providing operational and administrative support to our medical group.

The foundation provides the latest technology and clinical support, allowing clinicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. SEBMG includes 400+ clinicians in more than twenty specialties and is dedicated to providing exemplary health care to the communities we serve.

Position Details

  • 15 shifts per month, mix of rounding and admitting
  • Day, swing and night shifts required
  • Differential pay for swing and night shifts
  • 24-hour intensivist in-house
  • 2 weekends per month required

Department Highlights

  • Schedule flexibility
  • Excellent group culture and camaraderie
  • Wide range of supportive consultants
  • Good relationship with hospital leadership

Qualifications

  • Board Certified/Board Eligible
  • Possess an active and unrestricted California Medical License prior to employment
  • DEA license, prior to employment

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Health, life, vision, dental and disability insurance
  • 401 K - Profit Sharing Pension Plan with an employer funded Safe Harbor contribution.
  • CME, Dues, and Subscriptions stipend
  • 2-year shareholder track
  • Professional liability insurance, including tail fully covered.
  • Reimbursement for mandatory license(s) and hospital credentialing fees

Organization Details

  • Recognized for its excellence in compassionate, patient-centered care.
  • Received multiple awards for our quality, innovation, and leadership.
  • Multidisciplinary group including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistant and certified nurse midwives.
  • 25+ specialties throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
  • Support and encourage leadership and advancement opportunities.

Community Information

Oakland's landscape is a picturesque mix of lovely hillside neighborhoods; exciting and diverse architecture; a bustling waterfront; two shimmering lakes; 19 miles of shoreline along the San Francisco Bay; unparalleled Bay views; and more parks and open space per capita than any other city in the Bay Area.

Everyone loves our year-round vacation weather with temperatures in the gentle 50's and 60's in the winter and spring, and 70's throughout summer and fall. A city on the move, Oakland has emerged as a major economic force in the region.

Long a center for international trade, the Port of Oakland is the nation's fourth busiest container port in the Bay Area. The Oakland International Airport is served by 12 major domestic and international airlines. Getting around is easy by train, automobile, BART, bus and ferry. The arts are alive in Oakland.

Oakland has one of the largest visual and performing arts communities on the West Coast, and the arts are celebrated on every level here, from acclaimed symphony and ballet to museums, galleries, and small arts organizations.

Oakland is just 3 hours from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and hours drive to the Napa Valley wine country. The BART metro system makes it easy to get around without a car.

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

The physician will perform rounding and admitting duties for patients in a hospital setting. They will work collaboratively within a multi-specialty group to deliver evidence-based medical care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hospitalist medicineCommunication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Oakland, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,072 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 57% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs · 11 employers

6
<$290k
8
$290k-320k
1
$338k
4
$350k-380k
2
$380k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
28% this job
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Hospitalist

Cooper Norcross University Hospital · Vineland, New Jersey

$56.73-$192.31/hr
#2

Hospitalist PRNPer Diem

Cooper Norcross University Hospital · Camden, New Jersey

$118k-$400k
#3

Physician - Hospitalist - Swing Shift

$358k-$366k
#4

Physician - Hospitalist (Swing Shift)

$358k-$366k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,072 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Oakland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$853k
Typical market rent
$2,735/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
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.

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

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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

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

Benefits & Perks

Health, life, vision, dental and disability insurance
401 K - Profit Sharing Pension Plan with employer funded Safe Harbor contribution
CME, Dues, and Subscriptions stipend
2-year shareholder track
Professional liability insurance, including tail fully covered
Reimbursement for mandatory license(s) and hospital credentialing fees