Overview
- Location
- Bakersfield, California
- Schedule
- Primarily office-based practice · Minimal hospital call coverage and rounding
- Source-listed pay
- $500,000 – $550,000
- Practice
- Multispecialty group · Hospital system affiliated
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
This is a full-time cardiology position based in Bakersfield, CA offering a competitive base salary guarantee of $500,000 to $550,000 plus productivity bonuses. The practice is primarily office-based with minimal hospital call and includes dedicated APP support, with benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plans, CME stipend, and generous time off.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: Primarily outpatient with minimal inpatient hospital rounding
- Patient population: Community served of over one million persons
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $500,000 – $550,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- a population of over one million Compensation and Benefits: Competitive salary guarantee: $500,000 - $550,000 Excellent earning potential with a salary guarantee period and productivity bonus Comprehe
- Observed
- 1 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Competitive salary guarantee with productivity bonus potential
- Bonus / incentives
- Productivity bonus potential in addition to salary guarantee
Benefits named in the posting
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement plans
- CME stipend
- Generous time off
- Bonus potential
Employer
CommonSpirit Health
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Multispecialty group
- Facility type
- Hospital system affiliated
- Patient population
- Community served of over one million persons
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
SalaryDr will show local peer compensation and hiring supply here once this role has enough physician-reported data.
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $500,000–$550,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Primarily office-based practice
- Call burden
- Minimal hospital call coverage and rounding
- Patient volume
- Serving a population of over one million with robust referral patterns
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Primarily outpatient with minimal inpatient hospital rounding
- FTE
- 1
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Job Summary and Responsibilities Our multispecialty group, Dignity Health Medical Group - Bakersfield , a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, is seeking a full-time, board-certified or board-eligible Cardiologist to join our team in Bakersfield, California. If you're eager to practice where collaboration meets compassion and every patient story matters, we want to hear from you! Practice Highlights Aligned with the third-largest health system in the U.S. and the largest hospital system in California Practice alongside experienced and highly respected cardiologists Primarily office-based practice with minimal hospital call coverage and rounding Dedicated APP support Robust referral patterns serving a population of over one million Compensation and Benefits Competitive salary guarantee: $500,000 - $550,000 Excellent earning potential with a salary guarantee period and productivity bonus Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage Retirement plans, CME stipend, generous time off, bonus potential, and more Job Requirements A valid and unrestricted California medical license Board eligible or board certified in specified area of medical specialty (ABMS or AOA) Completion of an accredited post-graduate training program Where You'll Work Dignity Health Medical Group - Bakersfield , a part of CommonSpirit®, is dedicated to delivering daily excellence in health care. Our robust team of Providers work collaboratively across multiple offices, offering comprehensive, whole-person care to our community. We prioritize truly listening to our patients, helping them understand their health needs, and empowering them to make informed decisions. As a multi-specialty group affiliated with Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and Mercy Hospitals, we're building a dynamic team that combines experienced providers with those new to practice to improve the lives of our patients. Dignity Health is a member of CommonSpirit®, one of the nation's largest health systems dedicated to advancing health for all people. #HEC About Bakersfield, CA : Living in Bakersfield California means enjoying a family-friendly community with a lower cost of living, abundant outdoor activities, and proximity to Los Angeles, the Central Coast, and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Join us in the heart of Kern County, where you can do what you're passionate about and make a meaningful impact on health care-one patient at a time. See what our Regional Medical Director has to say about us HERE ! Pay Range $500,000 - $550,000 /year