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Modesto, California

Physician, Hospitalist (Modesto, CA)

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$328k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group is looking for a BE/BC Hospitalist physician in Modesto, CA.

Position Details

  • Starting base salary: $328,165
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Hospital: Memorial Medical Center, 423-bed, Level 2 trauma
  • 7 days on/7days off schedule
  • 182 shifts per year
  • Board eligibility required for new graduate
  • Board certification required after two years of being an attending physician
  • Robust back-up system for emergencies
  • Dedicated non-hospitalist response team for code blue
  • No procedures required
  • Full intensivist back up
  • Large hospitalist group of 45+ physicians
  • GME activity is required (didactic and supervisory tasks)
  • Stable and growing group
  • EHR: Epic

Qualifications

  • BE/BC
  • Join Us and Enjoy

Standard Benefits

  • 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

Area Details

  • 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

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide inpatient care as a hospitalist at Memorial Medical Center on a 7-on/7-off schedule. Responsibilities include didactic and supervisory tasks related to GME activity.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hospitalist medicinePatient careClinical supervisionGME teachingEpic EHRTrauma careMedical diagnosisTreatment planningInpatient management

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 57% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$328k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $296k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 11 employers

6
<$295k
8
$295k-330k
3
$330k-365k
3
$365k-400k
2
$400k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
28% this job
Sign-on bonus
11% this job
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$118k-$400k
#2

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$56.73-$192.31/hr
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$118k-$400k
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,072 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Modesto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,021/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
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.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Starting Base Salary: $328,165
Sign-On Bonus
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