Board Certified/Eligible Physician - Primary Care And Refugee Clinic – Oakland, Ca

Alameda Health System’s Eastmont Wellness Center in Oakland, CA is currently recruiting for a Full Time (open to Part Time) Board Certified/Eligible Physician (Internal or Family Medicine) to join their team. This position is for Adult Primary Care and also offers the unique opportunity to work with newly-arrived refugees and asylees in our Refugee Clinic.

Eastmont Wellness Center is a large outpatient center that serves a diverse patient population in East Oakland, CA. As a provider of care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay for services, we provide high quality, accessible care to our community's most vulnerable patients. Eastmont offers full scope adult and pediatric primary care and women's health services. We also provide specialty care including orthopedics, dermatology, optometry, pediatric dentistry, and more. We are supported by on-site lab, radiology, behavioral health therapy, and case management.

Eastmont is an exciting, meaningful place to work for physicians. Benefits include working with talented, caring staff, no weekend or evening hours, optional paid after-hours call, and yearly CME time and financial support. This position is eligible for AHS’s comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits along with enrollment in a pension plan. Our providers and staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome others who share in our mission! If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply!

Job Summary: Under direction, provides professional medical services to patients at the Alameda Health System hospitals and clinics. Assists in the administrative and professional direction of a medical specialty service. Provides consultative services in their specialty. Assigned as an administrative and professional assistant to the chief of a specialty service and when specifically assigned, may relieve the chief of service in their absence. May directly supervise Physician I level. Performs related duties as required.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification, however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

1. Cares for patients in a compassionate, culturally competent, and patient centered manner.

2. Participates in the supervision of Mid-level Practitioners/Certified Nurse Midwives in assigned clinical area.

3. Practices evidence based medicine and is up to date with current standards of care.

4. Provides cost effective care; manages time and patient flow well when providing direct care to patients and following up on patient related work.

5. Stays current with patient care responsibilities. (e.g. lab results, medication refills, and radiology reports, relevant to his/her patients).

6. Takes initiative to work well with the clinical team (including Medical Assistants, Clerks, Health Educators, Panel Managers, Nurses and Pharmacy staff, Leaders, etc.to improve quality of care and service delivery.

7. Teaches patients, families and staff; provides counseling services related to promoting good health practices.

Qualifications:

Minimum Experience: Completion of an approved residency in an appropriate specialty

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Valid Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Number
• Possession of a current valid license to practice medicine in the state of California, AND Board Certification or be Board Eligible in area of specialty.; Board Certification must be completed within three years of the date of hire. Applicants holding a California Postgraduate Training License may apply, but must possess a valid license to practice medicine in the state of California in order to begin working