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Modesto, California

Physician, Psychiatry (Modesto, CA)

PsychiatryNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

  • Gould Medical Group seeks to hire a BE/BC Psychiatrist in Modesto, CA. Position Details:
  • Starting base salary: $340,000
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Two-year salary guarantee
  • RVU based compensation model starting in year 2
  • RVU bonus potential during guarantee
  • Residency stipend available
  • General Psychiatry
  • Outpatient only

Some Telework Available Onsite

  • Behavioral Health department consists of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Advanced Practicing Clinicians
  • Low paperwork demands of progress notes and intakes only (no annuals or clinical updates)
  • EHR: Epic
  • Stable and growing group

Qualifications

  • Board certified/Board eligible
  • Join Us and Enjoy

Standard Benefits

Retirement Savings Made Easy: Receive 12% of your annual salary as an employer-funded 401(k) contribution (up to IRS limits) with no match requirement and no mandatory employee contribution. Connect with us to learn more about the eligibility for this benefit.

  • Two-year shareholder track
  • Annual CME allowance
  • Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
  • Annual profit sharing for shareholders
  • Individual and Group Performance Bonus
  • Relocation assistance

Organization Details

Gould Medical Group is a growing, 600+ clinician multi-specialty group located about two hours east of San Francisco, California. Our communities offer quick access to the bay area as well as other hot spots such as Napa Valley, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe.

  • Community Information
  • Close proximity to the Bay Area but a lower cost of living
  • Short driving distance to Yosemite, wine country, Lake Tahoe, Monterey
  • Centrally located with quick access to skiing, hiking, surfing, and entertainment venues of various types
  • Rapidly growing communities
  • Excellent school options
  • Average of 260 days of sunshine annually

Equal Opportunity Statement

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We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide general psychiatry care in an outpatient setting, with some telework available. Work within a multidisciplinary behavioral health department that includes psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and advanced practice clinicians.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Outpatient CarePsychiatric AssessmentPatient IntakeEpic EHRInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 11,644 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $62 per wRVU — implying roughly $722k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Psychiatry (Modesto, CA) at Sutter Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,897 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 23 employers

12
<$345k
2
$345k-400k
6
$400k-455k
4
$455k-510k
1
$562k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
81% this job
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
43% this job
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
10% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Psychiatrist (MD/DO)Contract

North Carolina Mental Health and Psychiatry Group · Durham, North Carolina

$210-$270/hr
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

$320k-$500k
#4

Interventional Psychiatrist

From $500k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,873 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Modesto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k
Typical market rent
$2,021/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.1
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Modesto, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
401(k) with 12% employer contribution
CME allowance
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Malpractice and tail coverage
Profit sharing for shareholders
Performance bonus