Board Certified/Eligible Pediatrician - East Bay Area, CA.

Hayward Wellness Center and Newark Wellness Center, part of Alameda Health System, are outpatient centers that serve a diverse patient population in the East Bay Area, CA. As a provider of care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay for services, we provide quality, accessible care to our community's most vulnerable patients. Our Wellness Center offer full scope adult, pediatric, primary care, women's health services, including gynecology, family planning, obstetric, and prenatal care. We also provide specialty care including orthopedics, and podiatry. We have an on-site lab, behavioral health therapy, nutrition services, and case management. Our providers and staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome others who share our mission!

We are currently recruiting for a Part Time and Per Diem Pediatrician to join our teams. If you are interested in any of our Primary Care opportunities, we encourage you to apply!

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification. Qualifications:Minimum Experience: Completion of an approved residency in an appropriate specialty. Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Cares for patients in a compassionate, culturally competent, and patient centered manner.
• Participates in the supervision of Mid-level Practitioners/Certified Nurse Midwives in assigned clinical area.
• Practices evidence based medicine and is up to date with current standards of care.
• Provides cost effective care; manages time and patient flow well when providing direct care to patients and following up on patient related work.
• Stays current with patient care responsibilities. (e.g. lab results, medication refills, and radiology reports, relevant to his/her patients).
• Takes initiative to work well with the clinical team (including Medical Assistants, Clerks, Health Educators, Panel Managers, Nurses and Pharmacy staff, Leaders, etc.to improve quality of care and service delivery.
• Teaches patients, families and staff; provides counseling services related to promoting good health practices.
• Possession of a current valid license to practice medicine in the state of California, AND Board Certification or be Board Eligible in area of specialty.; Board Certification must be completed within three years of the date of hire. Applicants holding a California Postgraduate Training License may apply, but must possess a valid license to practice medicine in the state of California in order to begin working.
• Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association or PALS or ACLS
• A valid Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Number.

About Alameda Health System

Alameda Health System is the East Bay's premier patient and family-centered care system. Our trauma center and teaching hospital are considered among the best in the country. We are committed to continually improving health through individual patient experiences. Our mission, Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All, speaks to the vital role we play in the community and the critical responsibility we accept in promoting wellness, eliminating disparities, and optimizing the health of a diverse East Bay. Our facilities include the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus, a regional trauma center and teaching hospital, John George Psychiatric Hospital, an acute and emergency care facility, Fairmont Hospital, an acute rehabilitation hospital and skilled nursing facility, longtime community-based hospitals San Leandro Hospital and Alameda Hospital and four neighborhood-based community Wellness Centers located in Oakland, Newark and Hayward.