Physician or DO

LifeLong Medical Care; San Pablo (CA); On-site; USD 203,652 - 225,118; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid holidays

CME allowance

License renewal reimbursement

Malpractice coverage

Flexible schedule

Loan repayment program

Job summary

LifeLong Medical Care in the Bay Area seeks an MD or DO to provide high-quality outpatient primary care at the Brookside San Pablo Health Center. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to address medical and psychosocial factors affecting health in underserved populations.

The role emphasizes collaborative care, case management integration, preventive services, patient education, and coordination with behavioral health, nursing, social work, psychiatry, and other specialties to improve

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide preventive and primary care in a community health setting.
• Experience coordinating with a multidisciplinary health team.
• Strong communication with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• 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, assesses 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.

Skills

Preventive care

Primary care

Patient advocacy

Clinical documentation

History & physicals

Care planning

Education

MD/DO degree

Job description

Overview

Taking part in community health is rewarding and meaningful. LifeLong Medical Care is looking for an MD or DO committed to providing high‑quality outpatient primary care at our Brookside San Pablo Health Center. The ideal candidate must be dedicated to building a collaborative team model of care, working with underserved populations. 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, and other specialists. As a Physician/DO at our Health Center, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care to our patients. At LifeLong Medical Care, we are dedicated to providing high‑quality, compassionate care to underserved populations. If you are looking for a fulfilling career where you can make a real impact in people’s lives, we encourage you to work with us.

About Us

As a Federally Qualified Health Center in Northern California with over 50 years of dedicated service to the community, LifeLong serves over 66,000 patients in the East Bay Area’s socio‑economically underserved regions. LifeLong Medical Care provides high‑quality care for medical, dental, and behavioral health needs as well as social services to underserved people of all ages; creates models of care for the elderly, people with disabilities, and families; and advocates for continuous improvements in the health of our communities 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 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.

Benefits

Compensation: MD/DO $203,652.80 - $225,118.40 per year, depending on years since licensed and pro‑rated to FTE, sign‑on bonus, and excellent benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision (Dependent & Domestic Partner Coverage)
• Health Saving Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• 10 Paid Holidays + Paid Vacation and Paid Sick leave
• CME Allowance and Paid Time Off to complete
• License & DEA Renewal Reimbursement
• Administrative Time (12.5%) included in work week to allow for better work‑life balance
• Malpractice Coverage
• Flexible Schedule
• Loan Repayment Program – LifeLong 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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, assesses 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.