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Palo Alto, California

Physician, Psychiatry (Palo Alto, CA)

PsychiatryIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a full-time, BC/BE Psychiatrist.

  • Psychiatrist will join a growing team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and psychotherapists
  • Schedule flexibility, Full time is 35 patient contact hours (4 day work week)
  • Responsibilities include direct patient care, psychiatric evaluations and diagnosis, treatment planning, psychopharmacology, and supportive brief therapy
  • The ideal candidate should have a willingness to work with both adult and geriatric patients
  • Opportunity for rapid practice growth Call is on average one in twelve

Qualifications

Residency in Adult Psychiatry

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Relocation allowance
  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Generous benefits package
  • Shareholder eligibility after two years
  • 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 1,700 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

Located 35 miles south of San Francisco and 14 miles north of San Jose, Palo Alto is part of the San Francisco Metropolitan Bay Area and became known as the birthplace of Silicon Valley. Palo Alto offers an unusual blend of intellect, innovation, culture and natural beauty.

Proximity to Stanford University with its cultural and educational offerings enhance the vibrancy, innate charm and beauty of Palo Alto. Distinctive in every way, Palo Alto offers its business community a diverse and exciting environment in which to work and live.

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 Psychiatrist will be responsible for direct patient care, including psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychopharmacology, and providing supportive brief therapy. The role involves joining a growing team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and psychotherapists.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

BC/BE CertificationAdult Patients

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

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).

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,649 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $338k (middle half $275k–$400k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in California206 active1,837 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 48% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Psychiatry pay trend+8.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,649 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Psychiatry (Palo Alto, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,649 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 22 employers
8
<$350k
4
$350k-400k
7
$400k-450k
1
$450k
4
$500k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs
CME allowance
75%
401k / retirement match
75% this job
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
15% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Psychiatrist (MD/DO)Contract

North Carolina Mental Health and Psychiatry Group · Durham, North Carolina

$210-$270/hr
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

$320k-$500k
#4

Interventional Psychiatrist

From $500k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.3
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,837 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call
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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

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

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary for two years
Production bonus
Shareholder eligible after two years
Relocation allowance
401K
Cash-balance retirement plan
HSA
Health Insurance

Living in Palo Alto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$3.28M
Typical market rent
$4,558/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.