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Modesto, California

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Trauma Surgery (Modesto, CA) - Per Diem

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$310k-$333k

The week · per this posting

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

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group is looking for a per-diem board-certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for their Trauma and Acute Care Surgery department in Modesto, California.

Position Details

  • Shift rate: $1,190.47 - $1,279.76 per 12-hour APC Trauma Surgery Shift
  • 1 year of trauma APC experience required
  • Hospital: Memorial Medical Center, 423-bed, Level 2 trauma
  • ATLS, ACLS, PALS required
  • EHR: Epic
  • Stable and growing group

Qualifications

  • Board Certified
  • Join Us and Enjoy
  • Group paid malpractice and tail coverage

Organization Details

Gould Medical Group is a growing, approximately 525+ provider 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

Provide trauma and acute care surgery services as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Collaborate within a multi-specialty group at a Level 2 trauma center.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Epic EHRPatient care

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 49 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 41% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% 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 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 28 employers

8
<$175k
9
$175k-200k
2
$208k
8
$225k-250k
3
$250k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 30% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 323 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.