Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Trauma Surgery (Modesto, CA)
Listed compensation
$200k-$215k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Opportunity Information
Gould Medical Group is looking for a board-certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for their Trauma and Acute Care Surgery department in Modesto, California.
Qualifications
- Board Certified
- Join Us and Enjoy
- Annual 12.0% 401(k) gift
- Annual CME / business expense allowance
- Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
- Individual Performance Bonus
- Relocation assistance
Organization Details
Gould Medical Group is a growing, approximately 525+ provider 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
It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation.
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 advanced clinical care within the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery department. Collaborate with the multi-specialty group to manage surgical patients in Modesto, California.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $200k–$215k | Surgery NP median $158k (middle half $137k–$178k)28 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$187k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery NP listings in California | 39 active | 326 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 22% remote · 56% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery NP hiring demand | #6 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 102 postings, 209 closed |
| New Surgery NP listings | 78 in the last 30 days | 112 the 30 days before (−30%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery NP pay trend | −2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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