Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Palliative Medicine (Modesto, CA)
Listed compensation
$165k-$180k
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Job Description
Opportunity Information
Gould Medical Group is looking for a board-certified Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Modesto, CA.
Position Details
- Starting base salary range: $165,000 - $180,000
- Supportive/collaborative APC/physician team environment valuing top of licensure practice
- Support consists of receptionists and CMA’s
- Stable and growing group
- EHR: Epic
Qualifications
Board Certified
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- Annual CME / business expense allowance
- Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
- Individual Performance Bonus
- Relocation assistance
- Competitive total compensation package
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
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality palliative care services within a collaborative team environment. Utilize the Epic electronic health record system to manage patient documentation and clinical workflows.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$173k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $156k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · above average in physician assistant roles | ranked against 4,605 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$156k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 14% remote · 56% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | California Physician Assistant listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus · 11% offer loan repayment416 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Palliative Care listings | 150 in the last 30 days | 78 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Palliative Medicine (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 Assistant roles — ranked against 4,605 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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- No call
Benefits & Perks
Living in Modesto
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $433k≈ 2.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,022/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
- 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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Modesto, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.