Primary Care Physician within Integrated University Health practice at UC Berkeley | Loan Repayment Eligible |

Provides direct patient care in the Primary Care Clinic.

• Works as a member of integrated team with other clinic staff, including behavioral health clinicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and support staff.
• Provides consultation for nurse practitioners and advice nurses.
• Sees appointed patients in a timely manner.
• Integrates patient education into medical practice, including preventive and health maintenance, as appropriate.
• Arranges follow-up including appropriate referral to specialists.
• Develops and maintains area/s of clinical concentration or specialty that respond to UHS needs. Practice and consultation in this/these area/s strongly encouraged.

May provide direct patient care in the Urgent Care Clinic as determined by operational needs and skillsets/interest.

• Triages promptly and takes appropriate steps toward initial stabilization of critically ill or injured patients.
• Provide appropriate initial care for a wide range of medical and surgical problems.
• Evaluates and initially treats musculoskeletal injuries, using x-ray and splinting appropriately.
• Evaluates and initially treat urgent medical and gynecological problems.
• May suture uncomplicated lacerations.
• May perform incision and drainage of superficial abscesses
• Evaluates and begins treatment of psychiatric emergencies, in consultation with mental health unit.
• Evaluates and treats work-related injuries, including taking an occupational history and making appropriate assessments of ability to return to work and medical restrictions on work activities.
• Works efficiently to prioritize patients' problems, treating urgent problems first, and other problems as time permits.
• Recommends appropriate follow-up when indicated.
• Provides decisive leadership in unit; acts with good judgment in situations that require liaison with administration, other units and/or community.

Non-clinical assignments include attendance and participation in staff meetings, participation in quality assurance activities, and committee work.

• Conducts programs for continuous staff education in current developments in medical science.
• Presides at consultative or clinical conferences.
• Consults on more difficult cases to review clinical records and determine if appropriate treatment is being given.
• May perform audits of completed clinical work by others as part of a peer review process.
• Makes appropriate recommendations to organization leadership.
• May serve as chair of committee associated with ensuring quality of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• MD, DO, or recognized equivalent
• Must have completed ACGME-accredited residency training within specialty.
• Must be Board Certified in a relevant Primary Care Specialty (Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics with Adolescent Medicine Fellowship) and be in possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in California as determined by the California Medical Board
• Current active California medical license
• Current DEA license, hands-on AHA-approved CPR certification, ACLS certification (for Urgent Care providers).
• NPI (National Provider Identifier) number
• CA CURES Registration (Department of Justice)