Staff Physician - Per Diem
Listed compensation
$140K - $263K
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Staff Physicians of the Department of Family and Community Medicine (FCM) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) are passionate about improving healthcare delivery, particularly for the underserved; share in our mission to improve health through excellence, innovation, and an antiracist/anti-oppressive framework in patient care, education, research, advocacy, and community empowerment.
Staff Physicians perform clinical responsibilities in the Adult Urgent Care Center (UCC): Serving more than 20,000 patients annually, the Adult Urgent Care Center provides same-day urgent medical care for illnesses or injuries that are not life-threatening. The ZSFG UCC welcomes anyone in San Francisco needing urgent medical care.
Key Responsibilities
Staff physicians perform clinical responsibilities in the Adult Urgent Care Center, providing same-day urgent medical care for non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries. They contribute to the mission of improving healthcare delivery for underserved populations through excellence, innovation, and an anti-oppressive framework.
Requirements
Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with an MD or DO degree. A strong foundation in hospital-based clinical care and a commitment to serving vulnerable populations in a safety-net setting are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$202k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $182k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
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- Includes call
Living in San Francisco
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.74M≈ 12.4× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $4,682/mo≈ 40% of gross pay
- 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.