Physician - Sleep Clinician

Department of Veterans Affairs; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 295,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Francisco VA Health Care System and UCSF invite applications for an academic Sleep Clinician in the Sleep Medicine section. The role focuses on staffing ambulatory Sleep Clinics and helping run a newly established overnight polysomnography lab, with opportunities for teaching and scholarship.

Applicants should hold an MD or equivalent, possess a current medical license, and be board-certified or eligible in Sleep Medicine.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent is required.
• Current medical license is required.
• Board-certified/eligible in Sleep Medicine is required.
• Board certification in Pulmonary and/or Critical Care Medicine is highly desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Staff ambulatory Sleep Clinics.
• Help run the newly established overnight sleep lab (polysomnography).
• Engage in teaching and scholarly activities aligned with UCSF and SFVAHCS missions.

Education

MD or equivalent

Board-certified/eligible in Sleep Medicine

Job description

Physician - Sleep Clinician

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) are seeking applications for academic positions in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Section at the San Francisco VA. We are in search of an outstanding clinician with experience in Sleep Medicine, who will participate in clinical and teaching activities predominantly in our ambulatory clinics, and help manage a new polysomnography sleep lab.

The San Francisco VA Health Care System provides health services to Veterans through the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and seven community-based outpatient clinics. Our Sleep Medicine program has expanded, to include a new overnight sleep lab that was launched in Fall 2025, generating an exciting opportunity to provide expanded Sleep care. Primary duties will include staffing ambulatory Sleep Clinics and helping run the sleep lab. Applicants will have demonstrated clinical excellence along with aptitude for scholarship in clinical and educational endeavors aligned with the missions of the Division, UCSF, and the SFVAHCS.

Highlights of this role include:

• A supportive and truly interdisciplinary team where each member is an equal contributor
• Dedicated and gifted faculty and staff and outstanding trainees at all levels (medical students, residents, and fellows)
• Academic environment with commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and research
• Institutional culture that is highly receptive and friendly to patient care

Starting pay $295,000 to $350,000 based on experience

Tour of Duty, Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

This individual will receive an academic appointment at UCSF in either the HS Clinical or Clinical X series, at a rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) commensurate with their experience. They will report directly to the Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy at SFVAHCS. Applicants will have an MD or equivalent, a current medical license, and be board-certified/eligible in Sleep Medicine. Board certification in Pulmonary and/or Critical Care Medicine is highly desired but not required.