Physician, Trauma Surgery (Modesto, CA)
Listed compensation
$536K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Opportunity Information
Gould Medical Group is looking for a BE/BC Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon in Modesto, CA.
Position Details
- Starting base salary: $536,223
- RVU bonus potential based on productivity
- Sign-on bonus
- Residency or fellowship stipend available
- Hospital: Memorial Medical Center, 423-bed, Level 2 trauma
- Completion of one ATLS course is required
- Shift requirement: 182 12-hour trauma surgery shifts (Possibility of back-to-back shifts)
- EHR: Epic
- Stable and growing group
Qualifications
- Board Eligible or Board Certified
- Join Us and Enjoy
- 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 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
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
Perform trauma and acute care surgery shifts at Memorial Medical Center. Manage patient care and documentation using the Epic electronic health record system.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 46 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 91% have no call, 65% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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