Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Trauma Surgery (Modesto, CA) - Per Diem
Listed compensation
$310k-$333k
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 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
Key Skills
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).
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