Highlights from the posting

Relocation paid
Production bonus
Malpractice with tail

In short

Full-time orthopedic hand surgeon joining Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group in Pleasanton, CA. The posting emphasises a guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus and shareholder eligibility after two years.

About this job

Setting: Multi-specialty medical group of more than 2,200 physicians in more than 45 specialties across the San Francisco Bay Area, affiliated with not-for-profit Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Schedule: Full-time, with schedule flexibility and sabbaticals.
What the pay includes: Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus; shareholder-eligible after two years with production-based income; relocation allowance.
Requirements: Board eligible or board certified in Orthopedic Surgery; hand fellowship required.
Benefits named: Health benefits package, 401k, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA, malpractice tail coverage, sabbaticals.

Details

Pay stated: $472,500 – $525,000 a year
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Employment: Shareholder Track
Health system: Sutter Health
Site: Not stated
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Posted: Not stated
First seen here: Oct 1, 2026
Last checked: Oct 2, 2026

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Posted by Sutter Health as “Physician, Orthopedics, Hands & Upper Extremity (Pleasanton, CA)”, job 2026-5603. Applying there yourself is fine; a recruiter can then no longer represent you for this job.

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