Urgent Care Physician (Berkeley, CA)

Job description

• Permanent, full-time position
• Ability to work in a fast paced and paperless environment
• Administer direct patient care including physical exams, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment
• Effectively organize patients to discern between less urgent and immediate care
• Manage and efficiently maintain a continuous patient flow to avoid long wait times
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests including X-rays, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests
• Conduct digital blocks and regional anesthesia
• Complete minor outpatient surgical procedures such as wound closure and management, incision and drainage, and foreign body removal
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including:
• Start IV fluids
• Aspirations and injection of joints, bursas, and cysts
• Apply and modify braces, splints, and other orthopedic appliances
• Closed reductions of fractures and dislocations of fingers, toes, and nursemaid’s elbows
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals and treatment plans
• Advise and educate patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, testing results, follow-up care, and instruction about discharge
• Disseminate patient needs, diagnosis, and course of treatment to the patient, company, and other clinical staff
• Review and conduct daily tasks, patient callbacks, and lab results during shift
• Utilize clinic resources

Qualifications
• Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
• Medical/Master’s degree and certification
• Valid California medical license
• Valid controlled substance license with a DEA license with no restrictions
• National Provider Identifier number required
• Available on weekends

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Job reference # 13420

• Competitive base compensation and great quality incentives
• CME allowance and PTO
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits with 401k