Physician-Palliative Medicine
Overview
- Location
- Puyallup, Washington
- Schedule
- Varies, Day shift
- Employer-listed pay
- $305,000
- Practice
- Group practice · Acute-care hospital
Listed on official posting
Role summary
MultiCare Health System is seeking a BC/BE Palliative Care Physician for a 1.0 FTE role with a varied day shift schedule at Good Samaritan Hospital, a 388-bed Level III trauma acute-care hospital in Puyallup, Washington. The position offers a competitive salary of $305,000 and comprehensive benefits.
What the posting highlights
- Patient population: General population in Puyallup and East Pierce County
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
One shared annual scale compares the source-listed range with what 39 physicians report earning (region cohort). Reported figures are total compensation; posted ranges are often base salary, so this comparison can read low.
Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $305,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- mpetitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $305,000.00 - $305,000.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limit
- Observed
- 1 mo ago
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Pay in context
Puyallup, WashingtonEmployer-posted pay shown next to what physicians report earning — compared, never blended, never scored one against the other.
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Employer
MultiCare Health System
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Group practice
- Facility type
- Acute-care hospital
- Beds
- 388
- Trauma level
- Level III Trauma Center
- Patient population
- General population in Puyallup and East Pierce County
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $305,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Posted pay is ≈13% below the reported region median — what does realistic year-2 or year-3 total compensation look like here?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Varies, Day shift
- Shift type
- Day
- FTE
- 1
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home. FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Varies Position Summary MultiCare Health System is seeking a BC/BE Palliative Care Physician to join our well-established, thriving and comprehensive group practice. Providers at MultiCare are recognized as being among the best in the Northwest Region. Here, you’ll find everything you need to excel in your job including outstanding facilities, comprehensive resources and talented teammates in partnering for healing and a healthy future.
Requirements
- Board certified/eligible at time of employment
- Completion of a palliative care fellowship
- Palliative care certification
- Graduate of an accredited medical school
- Licensed in the state of WA by time of employment
- DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority
- Current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification by the American Heart Association
- About Good Samaritan Hospital
- MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital is a 388-bed acute-care hub serving Puyallup and East Pierce County. As the area’s only hospital, it features a Family Birth Center, Level III Trauma and Neonatal ICUs, Level I Trauma Rehabilitation Center, Children’s Therapy Unit and a 24-hour Emergency Department. Innovative facilities like the LEED Gold-certified Dally Tower and Pulse Heart Institute make Good Samaritan a dynamic workplace for clinicians eager to advance their careers in a state-of-the-art environment.
- About the Puyallup Community
- Nestled at the foot of Mount Rainier along the Puyallup River, Puyallup offers a welcoming small-town feel just 10 miles from Tacoma and 35 miles from Seattle. Residents enjoy unique dining, an antique-filled downtown, excellent schools and abundant parks and recreation — all while being close to big-city opportunities.
- Why MultiCare?
- Rooted in the local community
- Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.
- Growth and education
- Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.
- Well-being and support
- Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.
- Living our values
- Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.
- Belonging for all
- Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.
- Pacific Northwest lifestyle
- Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.
- Pay and Benefit Expectations
- We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $305,000.00 - $305,000.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.
- Associated benefit information can be viewed here .