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Foster City, California

Physician, Internal Medicine - Foster City Medical Center

Internal Medicine Above average in Physician rolesNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$370k-$425k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 31m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Sutter Health as a Internal Medicine Physician – No Nights/Weekends, Sign-On Bonus in Foster City, California, United States. Opportunity Information Join Our Growing Team at Foster City Medical Center! Foster City Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Primary Care Physician to join our dynamic team of providers which includes four physicians and one nurse practitioner.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $370K - $425K
  • Signing Bonus
  • Potential for yearly bonuses
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers weekends off, day shifts only. Work with Sutter Health in Foster City, California, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, patient-centered primary and urgent care to patients within the Foster City Medical Center network. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and nurse practitioners to promote health and wellness across the community.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Experience in Women's Health is preferred, and bilingual candidates, particularly those fluent in Mandarin, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Allergy testingPatient-centered careClinical practiceCollaborative careMandarin fluency

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Internal Medicine - Foster City Medical Center at Sutter Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 18,339 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% 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)), so the posted ~$398k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $359k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Internist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 36 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
80%
Sign-on bonus
65% this job
Relocation assistance
59% this job
Loan repayment
39%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Physician roles

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Sutter Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sacramento, California
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Signing Bonus
Potential for yearly bonuses
Relocation Assistance
Comprehensive Health Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
401(k) Retirement Plan
Generous Paid Time Off
Work-Life Balance – no nights, and no weekends