Family Medicine Physician

Overview

Life Long Medical Care is looking for a Family Medicine Physician or DO committed to providing high-quality outpatient primary care at our William Jenkins Health Center in Richmond, CA. The ideal candidate must be dedicated to building a collaborative team model of care with experience working with the underserved. Case management and behavioral health services are fully integrated into our care to address various medical and psychosocial factors impacting the patient s overall health.

The Health Center utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach with primary care providers, RNs, Social Workers, Psychiatry, Podiatry, etc. As a Physician/DO at our Health Center, you ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to our patients. Our Health Center emphasizes a collaborative team model of care, integrating case management and behavioral health services to address the various medical and psychosocial factors impacting our patients  overall health.

At Life Long Medical Care, we re dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to underserved populations. If you re looking for a fulfilling career where you can make a real impact in people s lives, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our dynamic and compassionate team. Join us in our mission to provide comprehensive healthcare to underserved populations.

This position is represented by UAPD. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of UAPD, as defined in the CBA.

About Us

As a Federally Qualified Health Center in Northern California with over 45 years of dedicated service to the community, Life Long serves over 66,000 patients in the East Bay Area s socio-economically underserved regions. We provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and school-based services at over 15 primary care sites across Oakland, Berkeley, and West Contra Costa County. We are innovative and responsive to our times  social and medical needs, offering an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and with which our patients can identify.

We seek candidates who reflect the diversity of the East Bay communities we serve.

Compensation: $203,652-$225,118/year for MD/DO and pro-rated to FTE depending on years since licensed,
sign-on bonus
, and excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, dependent and domestic partner coverage, 403(b) retirement savings plan, and loan repayment programs. Life Long is a qualified site for federal and state loan repayment programs (HPSA score is 20). Acceptance rates may vary year to year based on funding levels and the number of applicants.

• Provides preventive and primary health services in a Community Health Clinic setting.
• Acts as advocate for clients.
• Consults with other health team members including case managers.
• Maintains client records necessary for clinic reporting and billing.
• Performs history and physical examinations of patients, assess clinical status of patients, and establishes and maintains medical records.
• Orders and/or performs laboratory and screening tests; requests outside consultations and evaluations as needed.
• Plans a program of care and formulates problem lists based on clinical findings; recommends treatment and medication; provides follow-up care.
• Provides education, verbal and written, as well as counseling to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Recognizes and evaluates situations which call for immediate attention of a physician and institutes, when necessary, treatment procedures essential for the life of the patient.
• Supports and or participates in triage functions both by phone and walk-in.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Commitment to the provision of primary care services for the underserved with demonstrated ability and sensitivity in working with a variety of people from low-income populations with diverse educational, lifestyle, ethnic, and cultural origins.
• Ability to take the initiative, work independently and make sound judgments within established guidelines; understand and apply oral and written…