Physician, Hospitalist - Nocturnist (Sacramento, CA)
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Highly competitive salary and bonuses, coupled with a supportive work environment, make this offer very appealing for Hospitalists.
- Highly competitive salary: $398,810.88 annually
- Sign-on bonuses can reach up to $60,000
- Flexible 13-shift schedule promoting work-life balance
- Excellent benefits package including zero-cost medical coverage
Pros
- Sign-on bonus of up to $60,000 and productive bonuses available
- Comprehensive benefits including zero-cost medical insurance
- Flexible scheduling that supports work-life balance
Cons
- Night shift work might not suit everyone
- High expectations for productivity to achieve bonuses
- Compensation may depend on meeting performance metrics
Who it's for
Mid-level • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced Hospitalists looking for high compensation
- Physicians interested in a flexible work schedule
- Candidates eager to provide high-quality inpatient care
Not recommended for
- New physicians or residents
- Those resistant to night shift work
- Individuals not focused on performance-driven compensation
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Sutter Medical Group (SMG) seeks to hire Hospitalists to join their established Hospitalist Program in Sacramento, CA.
Flexible Schedule:
- 13 shifts per month
- 12-hour night shifts
BC/BE
- Sign-on bonus of up to $60,000
- Relocation assistance of up to $20,000
- Productivity Bonus: up to $129,800
- Quality Bonus up to $25,000
- PSLF eligible
- Excellent benefits, including zero-cost medical insurance
- Paid medical benefits for employees and dependents
- CME allowance
- Award-winning, 100% 401(k) match
- Advanced practice technology, including EPIC
- A positive work-life balance and Northern California's natural beauty and lifestyle
Full-time annual compensation is $398,810.88, not including bonuses and differentials.
Sutter Medical Group is a successful, 1,500+ member multi-specialty group offering physicians the opportunity to build their practices within a progressive, financially sound, and collaborative organization. SMG is recognized as a Top Performing Physician Group by the Integrated Healthcare Association. Our members are dedicated to providing the highest quality and most complete health care possible to the people in the communities we serve in the greater Sacramento Valley Area of Amador, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties.
Sacramento, California, is the state?s capital and a vibrant hub that blends government, culture, and history. Known as the "Farm-to-Fork Capital," it boasts one of the country?s richest agricultural regions, fueling a dynamic food and dining scene. With its tree-lined streets, proximity to rivers, and easy access to Lake Tahoe and San Francisco, Sacramento offers both urban amenities and outdoor lifestyle appeal.
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.
