Medical Director for Fresno, CA
Listed compensation
$300k-$400k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Family Medicine Physician for Urgent Care in Fresno, CA
- Position Title: Urgent Care Staff Physician
- 1099 Model or Sole Proprietor (full-time)
- Salary: $150/hour plus Malpractice with Tail
- Sign-On Bonus: $100,000
- Stipend: $60,000/year (for Medical Directorship)
About Us
We opened our doors in 2012 in Bakersfield, CA. We have expanded our brand and services throughout Bakersfield, Fresno, Clovis, Chino, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar, Murrieta, Temecula, and Los Angeles.
We have 16 clinic locations throughout Central and Southern CA to serve your urgent care needs, and we will have 19 clinics by the end of the year. The Bakersfield Californian named us the best urgent care 10 years in a row in its Best of Readers' Choice Awards.
Our mission is to expand our healthcare reach to all people within the communities we serve and provide them with the best possible healthcare. Providers are our top asset, exceptional healthcare is our top priority, and outstanding customer service is our goal.
Key Responsibilities
- Urgent Care Medicine, practicing twelve-hour (12) shifts with a 1-hour break.?
- Full-time will be 12 shifts per month, 2 on-call shifts per month, and managing up to 4 mid-level providers.
- Treat 4 patients per hour, from newborns to geriatrics (full-spectrum care), in a low-acuity setting.
- Bread & Butter Procedures: I&Ds, Toenail Removal, and Laceration Repair.
- Equipment: In-house Point-of-Care testing and X-ray.
- All X-rays are over-read by a Board-Certified Radiologist, with results available within 20 minutes for routine orders.
- Easy-to-use EMR: VelociDoc with AI Dragon dictation to document patients in 1 minute
Qualifications
Medical Degree (M.D. or D. O)
- Completion of a formal Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program
- Truly Board-Eligible or Board Certified
- CA Medical License that is active and in good standing
- DEA Certificate
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 37 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 92% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$350k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $316k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $300k–$400k | Urgent Care median $400k (middle half $293k–$588k)161 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$316k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Urgent Care listings in California | 91 active | 333 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 92% no call · 68% no weekends37 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $100k sign-on | California Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $95k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Accelerated Urgent Care | silver tier, 70/100 | Top Employers work-life index11 active listings |
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