Join our expert team at UC Berkeley University Health Services as PRN Physician| Care, Leadership, Discovery (

About Berkeley:

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included.

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The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence.

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Departmental Overview

• University Health Services (UHS) serves the campus by providing a comprehensive campus-based health center providing fully accredited primary medical care, counseling and psychological services and innovative health promotion programs for students, faculty and staff.
• UHS provides services to students Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 6:00PM and on weekends.

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Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care in the Primary Care Clinic.
• Works as a member of the team with other clinic staff, including nurse practitioners, nurses and support staff.
• Integrates patient education into medical practice, including preventive and health maintenance, as appropriate.
• Arranges follow-up including appropriate referral to specialists.
• Provides direct patient care in the Urgent Care Clinic, including during extended hours of operation (after 5:00 PM on weekdays, and on weekends)
• Triages promptly and takes appropriate steps toward initial stabilization of critically ill or injured patient (e.g., organ system failure).
• Evaluates and initially treats MSK injuries, gynecological problems, psychiatric emergency, and work-related injuries
• Sutures uncomplicated lacerations.
• Examines and diagnoses patients, prescribes and administers medical treatments, advises patients on how to use medications, performs select procedures; administers anesthesia, and performs other medical functions, as authorized.
• Orders examinations, analyses, X-rays, special diets, and writes prescriptions.

Required Qualifications

• MD, or recognized equivalent.
• Requires Medical License.
• Certified preferred at this level. Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in California to be verified by the California Medical Board.
• Maintains current medical license, DEA license, NPI number, basic CPR certification, ACLS certification if working in Urgent Care (unless Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, in which case the requirement for ACLS certification is waived) and "Qualifications for Physician Employment." Provides relevant documentation to UHS

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Requires knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of Physician duties at this level.
• Develops constructive and caring professional relationships, consistent with UHS statement of Patient's Rights and Responsibilities
• Fulfill or exceed continuing medical education requirements to maintain California license.
• Maintain certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
• Maintain board certification.
• Participate in UHS educational conferences and other programs appropriate to UHS practice.
• Must maintain standards of professional conduct as published by AMA/CMA.

Salary & Benefits:

• The hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $112.90.
• Per diem positions are not eligible for the UC benefits plan.
• This is a per diem position with variable hours.