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Mountain View, California

Physician, Pediatric Hospitalist (Mountain View, CA)

PediatricsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Hospitalist at El Camino Hospital - Mountain View.

Location: Mountain View, CA

Position Details

We are seeking an experienced BE/BC (peds or PHM) pediatric hospitalist with an interest in newborn medicine to join our expanding team of pediatric hospitalists. Our clinical care is currently focused on newborn care at an outstanding community hospital. Clinical responsibilities include caring for well term and late preterm infants in addition to performing circumcision & frenotomies. Positions are shareholder track and have competitive benefits and salary

  • Physician-led and collegial environment
  • Opportunities for leadership roles
  • No night shifts

Qualifications

Qualification(s)

Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatrics

Join Us and Enjoy

We Offer

  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Shareholder eligible after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Malpractice tail coverage
  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 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 2,100 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 hospital-based care for well-term and late preterm infants, with a clinical focus on newborn medicine. Perform circumcisions and frenotomies as part of the pediatric hospitalist role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pediatric Hospital MedicineWell-Term Infant CareLate Preterm Infant CareFrenotomy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Pediatric Hospitalist (Mountain View, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 646 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$279k (59 salary observations; 196 listings), vs ~$247k nationally (322 salary observations; 1,762 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 43 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 67% have no call, 26% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% 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 $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $202k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top Pediatrician Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution16 jobs · 15 employers

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4
$270k-305k
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4
$340k-375k
1
$390k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
40%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Relocation assistance
27% this job
Loan repayment
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.0this job 6.2
Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 646 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Mountain View

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.08M
Typical market rent
$4,536/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.

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Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
Shareholder eligible after two years
Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
Malpractice tail coverage
Relocation allowance
Generous benefits package
401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA