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Mountain View, California

Physician, Hospitalist - Nocturnist (Mountain View, CA)

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a full-time, board-certified, or board-eligible Nocturnist.

Position Details

  • Position assigned to El Camino Hospital - Mountain View
  • Experienced hospitalist group that values long-term retention
  • Nocturnists earn premium pay with average of 120 overnight shifts and 40 swing shifts per year
  • Broad scope of practice. Admit for all medical subspecialties and some surgical subspecialties
  • Open ICU but Intensivist onsite 24/7

Qualifications

Board-certified or board-eligible in Internal or Hospital Medicine

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Guaranteed salary for two years
  • Shareholder eligible after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive shift-based pay
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA

Organization Details

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,200 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

Mountain View is located 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco, perfectly situated between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Francisco Bay. Mountain View is home to many prominent high technology companies, including Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Intuit.

While this city is keeping pace with new ideas and innovations, it partners with its citizens to provide a balanced community lifestyle with award winning community programs, library services, parks and recreational facilities and state-of-the-art buildings.

Downtown Mountain View is a hub of casual and upscale restaurants, with shops, bookstores and cafes where the community's popular arts and wine festival is held annually.

Equal Opportunity Statement

  • It is the policy of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of PAFMG's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide overnight medical coverage as a Nocturnist at El Camino Hospital, admitting patients across various medical and surgical subspecialties. Manage patients in an open ICU environment with support from onsite Intensivists.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Internal MedicineICU CarePatient Admission

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 15 employers

4
<$300k
11
$300k-330k
5
$330k-395k
6
$395k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%
CME allowance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Nocturnist

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,196 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

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
Shareholder eligible after two years
Competitive shift-based pay
Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals
Relocation allowance
Generous benefits package
401K
Cash-balance retirement plan