Family Medicine Physician - Core Faculty - Family Medicine Residency Program

Overview

Life Long Medical Care is looking for a Core Faculty member to join the Family Medicine Residency Program at the brand new Teaching Health Center in Richmond, the William Jenkins Health Center. As a newly accredited program leader, the Core Faculty member will collaborate with the program team to develop a robust outpatient-focused residency program to prepare a diverse group of residents to care for complex patients in urban community health center settings.

Under the direction of the Program Director, the core faculty member will serve as clinical leader and resident mentor, assuring the delivery of high-quality teaching and patient care to the underserved safety-net population.

Core Faculty members dedicate 40% time to residency training and will provide full-scope primary care in the faculty/residency clinic 60% of the time. Core faculty will receive ongoing training on a variety of topics, including (but not limited to): (a) ACGME relevant policies and procedures, (b) evaluation and assessment of residents, (c) core competencies and milestones, (d) faculty development and (e) scholarly activity.

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 more than 15 primary care sites across Oakland, Berkeley, and West Contra Costa County. From opening a residential respite program for homeless persons discharged from the hospital to offering free COVID testing to the community, we are innovative and responsive to our times' social and medical needs.

We provide an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and with which our patients can identify. To this end, we seek candidates who reflect the diversity of the East Bay communities we serve.

Life Long Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process.

If you seek accommodation, please advise in writing when you apply.

Benefits:

Compensation: $197,000-$218,000/year, depending on years since finishing residency, core-faculty stipend/year, 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, and commuter benefits. Life Long qualifies for federal and state loan repayment programs (HPSA score is 21). Acceptance rates may vary year to year based on funding levels and the number of applicants.

Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy:

In accordance with Life Long Medical Care's commitment to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we have adopted a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families, our patients and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, that vaccinations may reduce. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Order of the California State Public Health Officer.

Unless a reasonable medical or religious accommodation is approved, all employees must receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

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