Single-Specialty Group Surgery: Trauma Job in Modesto, California
This trauma surgery position in Modesto, California is offered as a Single-Specialty Group arrangement. In this model, you join an established group of physicians within your own specialty, where clinical infrastructure, staffing, billing, and administration are already in place. This structure typically brings peer collaboration within the specialty and shared business overhead, with less individual administrative burden than a solo setup.
This role is structured as Straight Employment, with the financial offering listed as Open. Emergency department call is described as 1:6 or better. The position is available for candidates who are Board Certified or Board Eligible, trained through Allopathic (MD) or Osteopathic (DO) pathways, and welcomes both American Medical Graduates and Foreign Medical Graduates.
Eligible candidates should hold US Citizen or Green Card status, and the role is open across a range of career stages, from those currently in training to very experienced physicians. The position is based in a community sized between 50,000 and 499,999 residents.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Surgery: Trauma
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Single-Specialty Group
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:6 or better
Sutter Health-affiliated Memorial Medical Center is sponsoring recruitment of a BE/BC Critical Care certified Trauma Surgeon to join Modesto Surgical Associates, a local private practice group. This position will fill the need for a dedicated traumatologist, and will eventually oversee the trauma surgery program. Duties will include Acute Care Surgery and Acute General Surgery. Experience is a plus, but not required. The other surgeons in the group are ready to support the incoming candidate. The compensation package is competitive and an income guarantee will be given. Shifts are 24 hours for 4 days on and 2 days off. Responsibilities will include: • Responding to trauma activations • Consulting and operating on acute general surgeries • Managing critical care patients • Seeing patients in the trauma clinic • Documentation on Epic (EMR) • Working collaboratively with the rest of the trauma team, including advanced practice clinicians Memorial Medical Center is a 423-bed tertiary care hospital in Modesto, California and is fully equipped with EMR, PACs radiology capability, and brand new OR suites. Affiliation with Sutter Health, a family of not-for-profit hospitals, gives physicians at Memorial Medical Center access to modern facilities, advanced technology, and ease of practice in a doctor-friendly atmosphere. Modesto is a multi-cultural, family oriented community located in the heart of the San Joaquin valley, and offers easy access to vacation spots such as San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and Yosemite National Park as well as affordable housing and beautiful weather. Cultural amenities include The Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Central West Ballet, and the Gallo Center for the Arts, a focus of entertainment and educational activities. Richard Leal Director of Growth & Strategy Phone: (Registered Profile Required) Fax: (Registered Profile Required) (Registered Profile Required)
- Structure of Financial Support: Straight Employment
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $475,120 - $770,595 per year
- Relocation Allowance: Negotiable
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: California
- Practice City: Modesto
- Community Size: 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds: 423
- Number of ER Visits Per Year:
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Clinic: Sutter Health South Valley
