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Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
San Diego, California

Plastic Surgeon Opening in San Diego, CA

SurgeryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$475k-$710k

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Job Description

Full-Time Opening Plastic Surgeon in San Diego, CA

For more than 100 years, Sharp Rees‑Stealy has been at the forefront of clinical excellence, delivering trusted, high‑quality care to generations of San Diegans. Today, with 16 locations across the region, we continue that legacy by making care easy to access and simple to navigate. Supported by coordinated care teams focused on continuity, convenience and whole‑person health.

Sharp Rees‑Stealy Medical Group (SRSMG) is seeking a board-certified, fellowship–trained Plastic Surgeon with Subspecialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand to join our growing Plastic Surgery program.

This physician will play a key role in advancing our breast reconstruction and limb salvage programs, working closely with general surgeons and breast surgical oncology. Cosmetic surgery represents a small component of the practice, with the majority of cases focused on complex reconstructive care.

  • Practice Details
  • Work Schedule: 4-day work week: 34 patient contact hours/week
  • Outpatient Volume: ~25 patients per day
  • Clinical Focus
  • Breast reconstruction
  • Limb salvage
  • Call Schedule
  • 1:3 call rotation
  • Call coverage in 1-week blocks
  • Includes coverage of own patients during the week
  • Weekend coverage limited to Sharp Memorial Hospital (SMH) only
  • Inpatient consults with blocked OR time for operative cases
  • Candidate Qualifications
  • Board Certified in Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
  • Fellowship training required
  • Subspecialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand
  • Preferred minimum of 5 years of post-training experience
  • Demonstrated leadership or interest in microsurgical breast reconstruction and limb salvage programs

Benefits

  • PAID VACATION, CME and SICK time including annual CME allowance
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible
  • Money Purchase, Profit Sharing and Cash Balance Plans + 401K
  • SIGN-ON BONUS + Full comprehensive benefits package
  • Paid Malpractice
  • 2 Year Shareholder Track

About Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group is one of the largest, most comprehensive medical groups in San Diego County. With 16 locations, SRSMG offers primary and specialty care, laboratory, physical therapy, radiology, pharmacy, and urgent care services.

Founded in 1923, SRSMG was San Diego's first multispecialty medical group.

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group has more than 700 physicians, 100 advanced practice providers, and 3,000 staff members representing virtually every field of medicine dedicated to delivering the extraordinary level of caring called 'The Sharp Experience'.

The Sharp Experience combines clinical excellence, advanced technology and patient- and family-centered care.

  • Large physician-led, multi-specialty group
  • All clinics have a lead RN, triage RNs, LVNs and 1:1 Provider/MA ratio plus operations team
  • Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence
  • Group named San Diego's Best Medical Group in the San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll
  • Group achieved Top 10% Recognition for Patient Experience and Quality by the Integrated Healthcare Association
  • Recognized by America's Physician Groups in Standards of Excellence Elite Status 12 years in a row

Recognized for quality results and received full accreditation from the NCQA for our disease management program

Named Acclaim Award Winner by the American Medical Group Association signifying Sharp Rees-Stealy as one of the top medical groups in the nation

Named one of California's top-performing medical groups by the California State Office of the Patient Advocate in the Health Care Quality Report Card.

Compensation Total Range: $474,509.42K-$710K+: The posted compensation range reflects the anticipated salary or compensation range for this position, as required by applicable state law.

Actual total compensation may be higher and can include additional earnings such as productivity incentives, quality and performance bonuses, hospital/call stipends, extra shift pay, and other compensation components, where applicable.

Providers may also be eligible for a CME allowance and a comprehensive benefits package. Individual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and internal equity.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will lead breast reconstruction and limb salvage programs while providing complex reconstructive care. Responsibilities include maintaining a 4-day work week with patient contact hours and participating in a 1:3 call rotation.

Requirements

Candidates must be board-certified in plastic surgery with fellowship training and subspecialty certification in surgery of the hand. A minimum of 5 years of post-training experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

MicrosurgeryPatient careInpatient consultationOperating room management

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 8 active listings.

Of the 34 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 88% have no call, 41% require no weekends.

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$535k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in California166 active1,310 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 88% no call · 41% no weekends34 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentCalifornia physician listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 29% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#4 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed
New Surgery listings838 in the last 30 days479 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Groupsilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index8 active listings
Implied production pay~$336k$48/wRVU × 7,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 19 employers
8
<$450k
10
$450k-550k
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4
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6
$750k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 19 employers
Sign-on bonus
64% this job
401k / retirement match
59% this job
Relocation assistance
41%
CME allowance
18% this job
Loan repayment
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,303 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group

Medical Practices
San Diego, California
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Vacation
CME Allowance
Sick Time
PSLF Eligible
Money Purchase Plan
Profit Sharing
Cash Balance Plan
401K

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M≈ 2.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,004/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.