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Modesto, California

Physician, OB: Laborist/Hospitalist Per Diem (Modesto, CA)

OB/GYNPer Diem

Listed compensation

$4K per 24–hour shift

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

  • Gould Medical Group is looking for a per diem BE/BC OB Hospitalist - Laborist physician in Modesto, CA. Position Details:
  • Salary: $4,200 per 24-hour shift
  • Location: Memorial Medical Center, 423 bed level 2 trauma center
  • Stable and growing multi-specialty group with 30+ specialties
  • Malpractice coverage
  • EHR: Epic

Qualifications

BC/BE

Organization Details

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.

  • 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

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Key Responsibilities

Provide obstetric hospitalist and laborist services at Memorial Medical Center. Manage patient care within a level 2 trauma center environment.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

ObstetricsGynecologyHospitalist medicineClinical careEpic EHR

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

Top contract/1099 OB/GYN Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution6 jobs

1
$255k
1
$359k
2
$365k-420k
2
$420k-475k

Annual compensation range

#1

OB/GYN Physician

Beth Israel Lahey Health · Exeter, New Hampshire

$315k-$466k
#2

Physician, Chief of General Obstetrics & Gynecology (San Francisco, CA)

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$425k-$465k
#3

Physician, OB/GYN – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

OB/GYN Opportunity | Mississippi Gulf Coast

$300k-$400k
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Ob/gyn listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 848 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Modesto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k
Typical market rent
$2,021/mo
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.

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