GASTROENTEROLOGIST OPPORTUNITY $350,000 Advance on Pay Bonus & PSLF Eligible
KGastroenterologyBakersfield, California27d ago
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GASTROENTEROLOGIST OPPORTUNITY $350,000 Advance on Pay Bonus & PSLF Eligible
Kaiser Permanente - Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)Bakersfield, CaliforniaPosted 27d agoattending physician
Pay listed on source · unverified
GastroenterologyFull-time
Overview
The package
AI-structuredKaiser Permanente SCPMG is recruiting a Gastroenterologist for their Kern County (Bakersfield, CA) service area, offering a $350,000 advance-on-pay bonus and PSLF eligibility, with a guaranteed salary, annual bonus, pension, 401(k)/Keogh, CME, paid leave, malpractice coverage, and a merit-based housing allowance. The role emphasizes comprehensive GI with strong procedural volume in a value-based (non-RVU) model with minimized administrative burden and a pathway to partnership.
- $573k - $582k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
- $350,000 signing bonus disclosed
- Employed, physician-led medical group (Kaiser Permanente SCPMG) · Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Kern County / Bakersfield, CA) · Primarily outpatient/procedural (comprehensive GI with strong procedural volume; not purely consultative)
Posted pay vs real comps
Posted pay
$530k/$570k$800k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median
The employer-posted range and physician-reported compensation are shown side by side above — compared, never blended into one number. Reported figures are total compensation; posted ranges are often base salary, so this comparison can read low.
Compensation
- Type
- Pay not verified
- Structure
- hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $350,000
- Loan repayment
- $0
Next steps
Employer
Kaiser Permanente - Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)
Healthcare employer0 open roles
Trust state
Unclaimed profile
EHR
Not provided
Source
Aggregated (ym_careers)
Facility & Community
Bakersfield, California
Mapped from source coordinates
Facility details
- Practice setting
- Employed, physician-led medical group (Kaiser Permanente SCPMG)
- Facility type
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Kern County / Bakersfield, CA)
- Patient population
- Diverse, engaged community in Kern County; comprehensive GI with strong procedural (endoscopy) volume
Community snapshot
Peer median
$570k
13 reports · California
Active supply
9
1 in Bakersfield
Transparent pay
0/9
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
4.0/5
2 physician reports
Cost of living
113
above U.S. avg (100) · BEA Regional Price Parities
Schools
-0.4
grade levels vs U.S. avg · NAEP 2024
13 SalaryDr Gastroenterology reports in California show a $570,000 median.
9 active Gastroenterology roles in California, including 1 in Bakersfield; 0 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 4.4/5 average job satisfaction.
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $572,775–$581,535 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Is the $350,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- 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?
Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.
Work Design
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Primarily outpatient/procedural (comprehensive GI with strong procedural volume; not purely consultative)
- Admin burden
- Minimized per posting; malpractice fully covered by KP; value-based model (not RVU-driven)
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 52%
Full description
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fulfilling the promise of medicine in Kern County</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join a mission-driven team where your care truly makes a difference. <b>At Kaiser Permanente - Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) in Kern County </b>(Bakersfield), you’ll find a true balance of professional fulfillment and quality of life supported by a collaborative, physician-led environment dedicated to excellence and compassion.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GASTROENTEROLOGIST OPPORTUNITY</span></span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$350,000 Advance on Pay Bonus & PSLF Eligible</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Why Choose SCPMG? </span></span></b></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High-Demand Specialty, High Impact:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Kern County offers an exceptional opportunity to practice comprehensive Gastroenterology with strong procedural volume and meaningful patient relationships and not just consultative medicine.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Autonomy with Support: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Enjoy clinical independence while still benefiting from KP’s robust infrastructure administrative burdens are minimized so you can focus on what matters most: patient care.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mentorship & Leadership Opportunities:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Kern County’s size allows Gastroenterologists to have a direct voice in shaping practice operations, quality improvement, and even mentoring newer physicians.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Focus on Quality, Not Quantity:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> SCPMG’s value-based model rewards outcomes and quality metrics not RVUs while leading to more thoughtful, patient-centered care.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Why Gastroenterologists Love Practicing Here</span></span></b></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You See the Results of Your Care: The patient population is diverse and engaged — physicians see firsthand how access to care improves long-term outcomes.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Room to Grow: Because Kern is a smaller service area, physicians have a chance to help expand service lines, refine endoscopy protocols, and drive innovation.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tight-Knit Team: You’re part of a close group that values collegiality, collaboration, and celebrating wins together.</span></span></sp…
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