Physician On-Call Intermittent - Campus Health and Wellbeing

Cal Poly • San Luis Obispo, CA

41d

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Medical Director, Physicians in this classification are assigned to perform primary and acute healthcare duties within the scope of practice of an active Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) license in the State of California. Physicians work as part of an interdisciplinary health care team and may be assigned responsibility for the clinical supervision of the delivery of medical care by other licensed health care professionals and practitioners in the Student Health Center, such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and others engaged in the care of patients. The purpose of Campus Health & Wellbeing is to help students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and wellbeing by providing timely and appropriate primary and acute health care, disease and injury prevention education, professional mental health, outreach, educational services and campus consultations.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of and the ability to effectively and efficiently apply the principles and methods essential to the diagnosis and treatment of common primary care medical disorders, and in the assessment and response to acute medical situations.
• Understanding of community resources for referral of medical care and treatment beyond the scope of the Student Health Center.
• Knowledge of current public health practices, local, state and national laws and regulations pertaining to the medical field.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable professional ethics standards and patient privacy.
• Ability to serve as a mentor and resources consultant to other health center personnel.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of medical practitioners and specialists, as well as students, administrators, staff, and faculty.
• Ability to assess patients with mental health complaints and appropriately refer for therapy and prescribe psychotropic medications as needed.
• Graduation from a medical school and completion of a residency training program in a primary care field such as family medicine or general internal medicine accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or equivalent.
• Possess and maintain a valid and current: A valid State of California license to practice medicine.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees