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Accelerated Urgent Care
Fresno, California

Medical Director for Fresno, CA

Urgent CareNo callContract

Listed compensation

$300k-$400k

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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

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient careIncision and drainageX-ray interpretationTeam managementClinical supervision

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).

What does the Urgent Care market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$300k–$400kUrgent Care median $400k (middle half $293k–$588k)161 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$316k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in California91 active333 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 92% no call · 68% no weekends37 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$100k sign-onCalifornia Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $95k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Accelerated Urgent Caresilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index11 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Urgent Care Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 10 employers
6
<$340k
22
$340k-380k
0
$380k-420k
0
$420k-460k
4
$460k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
17% this job
CME allowance
13%
Relocation assistance
13%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Emergency Medicine

Med America · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#2

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician

$200k-$500k
#4

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

$460K
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.3
Better work-life than 20% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 334 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Accelerated Urgent Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Bakersfield, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice with tail
$100,000 sign-on bonus
$60,000/year Medical Directorship stipend
In-house Point-of-Care testing and X-ray
EMR: VelociDoc with AI Dragon dictation

Living in Fresno

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$376k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,945/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.2
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 · Fresno, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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