Kaiser Resident/Fellow Student

La Clinica de La Raza•Vallejo, CA

About The Position

La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center serving diverse communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. The physician provides primary and obstetric care in outpatient and inpatient settings, practicing full-scope family medicine for a resilient, ethnically diverse, medically complex patient population. The role works within a collaborative care team and supports high-quality, culturally appropriate care and positive health outcomes. La Clínica offers provider education, mentorship, quality initiatives, and preceptorship opportunities, along with educational leave and a stipend, license reimbursement, H-1 visa sponsorship, FTCA malpractice coverage, flexible work schedules, and access to tax-free loan repayment through its National Health Service Corps-approved site status. The physician delivers evidence-based routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care; evaluates patients and determines treatment plans; and collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary colleagues. The position includes participation in a call pool and rotational Saturday clinics. The physician also consults with mid-level providers on complex cases, contributes to chart review and case conferences, and supports clinic operations and care-team effectiveness.

Requirements

MD or DO degree from a recognized university.
One to two years of experience working in a primary care clinic setting.
Board certification in Family Practice, or board eligibility with certification required within two years of employment.
Valid California medical license.
DEA registration.
Knowledge and experience with electronic health record programs such as NextGen or Epic.
Knowledge of diagnosing and treating human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Strong interpersonal competence with staff and patients and thorough knowledge of evidence-based care.
Good time-management skills and evidence-based approaches to medical care.
Cultural competence working in diverse and low-income communities.
Ability to deal courteously and effectively with complex patient profiles and maintain good working relationships with staff.
Ability to work effectively as a team member, work independently, exercise good judgment, communicate effectively orally and in writing, and complete work accurately with minimal supervision.
Ability and willingness to work under pressure and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Flexibility and ability to accept changes gracefully.
Ability to work and communicate with people from various ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, and life-experience backgrounds.
Ability to maintain accurate, clear, and legible patient records.

Nice To Haves

English/Spanish proficiency is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Deliver evidence-based care that supports improved health outcomes, exceptional patient experience, and efficient use of resources.
Provide routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care and determine appropriate treatment regimens.
Prescribe medications, treatments, or therapies and order diagnostic or clinical tests.
Explain medical procedures and test results to patients or family members.
Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
Deliver well and chronic disease care with cultural humility to patients of all ages.
Accommodate patients’ needs and participate in the call pool and rotational Saturday clinics.
Build positive rapport with patients and families to foster the physician-patient relationship.
Consult with mid-level providers on assessment, management, and treatment of complicated cases; perform chart review, co-signing, and case conferences.
Suggest improvements to clinic flow, patient scheduling, and service delivery.
Collaborate professionally with interdisciplinary team members, including providers, health educators, medical assistants, registered nurses, and case managers.
Provide direction to medical assistants regarding patient care as needed.