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Stockton, California

Physician, Urgent Care (Stockton, CA)

Urgent CarePer Diem

Listed compensation

$3K per 12–hour shift

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group is looking for a per diem, BE/BC Urgent Care Nocturnist in Stockton, CA. 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.

Qualifications

  • Compensation: $2,604 per 12-hour shift
  • Hours: 8 pm to 8 am
  • Non-benefited employee position (W2)
  • One year of post residency experience required in Urgent Care, Hospital Medicine, Emergency Room or equivalent
  • Oversight of APC required
  • EHR: Epic with AI support

Organization Details

Gould Medical Group is a growing, 550+ 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

The physician will provide urgent care services during night shifts, including the oversight of Advanced Practice Clinicians. The role involves utilizing Epic EHR with AI support to deliver high-quality patient care in a multi-specialty group setting.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

APC OversightClinical Practice

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 32 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 94% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 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
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in California91 active334 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 94% no call · 66% no weekends32 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 26% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 10 employers
6
<$345k
18
$345k-400k
0
$400k-455k
2
$455k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
22%
CME allowance
15%
Relocation assistance
15%
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Med America · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#2

Remote Emergency Medicine Radiologist

Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#3

Emergency Medicine Physician

$250k-$500k
#4

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

$460K
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care listings for work-life

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

Living in Stockton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$407k
Typical market rent
$2,032/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.