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Stockton, California

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, Weight Loss (Stockton, CA)

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

base salary: $150K–$160K

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group is looking for a board-certified Medical Weight Loss Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in Modesto, CA.

Gould Medical Group is a growing, approximately 525+ 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.

Position Details

  • Starting base salary: $150,000 - $160,000
  • Bariatric and Obesity Medicine certification preferred (will be required within 1 year of employment)
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English is strongly preferred
  • 100% outpatient medical weight loss
  • Adolescent and adult patient population
  • 20 patients per day
  • Mixture of consultations and established patient visits
  • 5-day work week
  • Expected to cover alternative hours including late shifts that end at 8pm and weekends on alternating schedules
  • EHR: Epic
  • Stable and growing group

Qualifications

  • Board Certified
  • Join Us and Enjoy

Standard Benefits

  • 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 and Group Performance Bonus
  • Relocation assistance

Organization Details

Gould Medical Group is a growing, 525+ 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

Area Details

  • 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 outpatient medical weight loss services to adolescent and adult patients. Manage a daily volume of 20 patients through a mixture of consultations and established patient visits.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Bariatric MedicinePatient ConsultationEpic EHRSpanish BilingualismOutpatient CareAdolescent CareAdult Care

Obesity Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Sutter Health ranks #3 of 22 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$155k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
74% this job
Sign-on bonus
39% this job
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
7% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.3
Better work-life than 20% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,352 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Stockton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,010/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

12% 401(k) gift
CME allowance
Full health/dental/vision/life/disability
Paid malpractice with tail
Performance bonus
Relocation assistance