Physician - Sleep Clinician

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

Job summary

UCSF and San Francisco VA Health Care System seek a Sleep Medicine clinician for ambulatory care and a new overnight polysomnography lab, with duties in the Sleep, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Allergy Section. Starting pay is $295,000–$350,000 with an academic UCSF appointment in HS Clinical or Clinical X, rank commensurate with experience.

MD or equivalent, medical license, and board-certified/eligible in Sleep Medicine are required; Pulmonary or Critical Care certification is desirable but

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent; medical license; board-certified/eligible in Sleep Medicine.
• Experience in Sleep Medicine with ambulatory care and teaching.
• Academic appointment at UCSF with Sleep Medicine focus.

Responsibilities

• Staff ambulatory Sleep Clinics and assist with the sleep lab.
• Engage in teaching and scholarly activity within the division.
• Collaborate with UCSF and SFVAHCS in patient care and education.

Skills

Sleep Medicine

Clinical Teaching

Ambulatory Care

Education

MD or equivalent

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.