Locum Anesthesiologist
Listed compensation
$300-$350/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
A provider is exiting in January, necessitating full-time coverage beginning in February for a duration of at least three months, with the potential to extend to five or six months.
Schedule
Coverage options are either Monday/Wednesday/Friday or Tuesday/Thursday from 7 AM to 3 PM. The remaining weekdays will require 24-hour call coverage.
Weekend call is available for those interested, typically compensated at the 24-hour call rate. The facility operates two operating rooms, one of which is shared with OB services, managing approximately 1-2 deliveries daily.
Weekend Call Dynamics
The standard on-call rotation includes either Friday/Saturday/Sunday or Saturday/Sunday. Expect one or two procedural cases over the weekend, along with various epidurals and occasional ICU line placements. It’s essential to remain locally available during call hours for timely response.
Case Mix
The surgical caseload comprises Bread & Butter procedures, gastrointestinal cases, straightforward orthopedic surgeries, general surgery, and obstetrics—excluding cardiac surgeries. Pediatric cases involve primarily healthy patients or simple procedures.
CRNA Supervision
There are no Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists on-site, thus no supervisory roles exist.
Call Patterns
The majority of callbacks are related to epidurals and C-sections.
Key Responsibilities
The anesthesiologist will provide full-time coverage for surgical cases, including general, orthopedic, and obstetric procedures. Responsibilities also include managing 24-hour call rotations and responding to callbacks for epidurals and C-sections.
Requirements
The candidate must be an anesthesiologist capable of managing a diverse surgical caseload independently without CRNA supervision. Must be available for on-call duties and remain locally accessible during call hours.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 75% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$676k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $611k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$611k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Anesthesiology listings in California | 115 active | 790 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 75% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 29% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology hiring demand | #15 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 53 days · 26% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 184 postings, 184 closed |
| New Anesthesiology listings | 290 in the last 30 days | 275 the 30 days before (+5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Los Banos
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $421k
- Typical market rent
- $2,354/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 55 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 98.3
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Merced, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.