Pays $275k-$900k — Hospital Medicine market median is ~$257k (7 jobs)
Medical Director - Hospital Medicine - Adventist Health Sierra Vista
About the Role
Hospital Medicine Medical Director at 165-bed hospital. Physician partnership. San Luis Obispo, CA.
Join Vituity as a Hospital Medicine Medical Director – Physician Partnership in San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $275K - $900K
- Superior Health Plan Options
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life and AD&D Coverage
- K-1 Status Pay Structure
- Extraordinary 401K Plan
- Annual Profit Distribution
- Yearly Cash Bonus
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Vituity as a Hospital Medicine Medical Director – Physician Partnership.
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director will oversee the administrative and clinical management of the hospital medicine practice, ensuring alignment with Vituity's mission and operational goals. Responsibilities include leading the local team, managing site financial performance, and fostering collaborative relationships with hospital leadership.
Requirements
Candidates must be a licensed M.D. or D.O. with at least five years of leadership experience and current medical staff privileges. The role requires strong clinical, financial, and interpersonal skills to manage practice operations and provider performance effectively.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital 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 ~$588k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $531k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 37 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 32% have no call, 24% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Hospital Medicine roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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