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Modesto, California

Physician, Psychiatry PHP/IOP (Modesto, CA)

PsychiatryIncludes callPart-Time

Listed compensation

Starting base salary: $340K

The week · per this posting

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group is seeking a Board‑Certified/Board‑Eligible Psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director for our Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Program for behavior health. The Medical Director provides clinical leadership, medical oversight, and direct psychiatric care to ensure safe, effective, and compliant treatment delivery.

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.

Position Details

  • Starting base salary: $340,000
  • 8 FTE clinical psychiatry and 0.2 FTE administrative
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Two-year salary guarantee
  • RVU based compensation model starting in year 2
  • RVU bonus potential during guarantee

Residency Stipend Available

  • Provide physician leadership and oversight of all PHP/IOP clinical services.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to support coordinated care
  • Ensure therapeutic approaches align with program goals and evidence-based practices
  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, and manage medications.
  • Supervise and collaborate with Advanced Practice Providers and multidisciplinary team members.
  • Support staff with clinical questions, case discussions, and treatment planning
  • Ensure compliance with state, federal, and accreditation standards.
  • Participate in case conferences, treatment team meetings, and quality‑improvement initiatives.
  • Oversee appropriate patient flow and adherence to safety and documentation standards.
  • Maintain accurate, timely documentation and medical records.
  • Collaborate with therapists and program managers to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care

Provide Medication Management

  • Promote a patient‑centered, recovery‑oriented model of care.
  • Behavioral Health department consists of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Advanced Practice Clinicians
  • Low paperwork demands
  • EHR: Epic
  • Stable and growing group

Qualifications

  • Board certified/Board eligible
  • Join Us and Enjoy

Standard Benefits

  • Annual 12.0% 401(k) gift
  • 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, 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
  • 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

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Key Responsibilities

Serve as Medical Director for the PHP/IOP program, providing clinical leadership and medical oversight for behavioral health services. Responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, managing medications, and supervising a multidisciplinary team of providers.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Evidence-Based PracticeMultidisciplinary CollaborationPatient Flow ManagementClinical DocumentationRegulatory CompliancePatient-Centered Care

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 70% have no call, 76% 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.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 16 employers

9
<$350k
3
$350k-400k
3
$400k-450k
8
$450k-500k
4
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
62% this job
CME allowance
50% this job
Loan repayment
15% this job
Relocation assistance
8% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 1.7
Below most Psychiatry listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,864 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Modesto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,021/mo≈ 7% 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 (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.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Annual 12.0% 401(k) gift
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