Student Health Physician 5 - Per Diem (6003C) University Health Services 86008 About Berkeley
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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. The UHS provides on campus medical and mental health care and coordinates off-campus care through a network of community specialists and hospitals. Departments serving students include general medical, specialty and urgent care clinics, counseling and psychological services, laboratory, pharmacy, physical therapy, radiology and health promotion. The UC Berkeley Sports Medicine Program is in addition administered through UHS. This key campus program provides comprehensive primary and specialty medical services and access to other important programs for Division I NCAA Intercollegiate Athletes.
Student-facing services are designed to enable students to get the most from their educational experience, minimizing the impact of illness, injury and emotional distress on their academic careers, and supporting health and wellbeing.
Position Summary
Provides health care to adolescent and adult patients to include assessing and treating a wide variety of conditions, ailments and injuries. Diagnose, manage and treat patients: obtain medical history, conduct physical examinations, order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, provide treatment, prescribe education and counsel patients on diet, exercise and preventative health care. Refers patients with more serious conditions to other specialists for more complex care or other health care facilities for more intensive care. May act as head of the treatment team, providing consultation and direction to mid-level practitioners and nursing staff.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: 5/15/2026. This job will remain open until filled.
Responsibilities
Performs procedures associated with area of specialization (for example, surgery, OB/GYN, dermatology, sports medicine, occupational health, psychiatry).
Sees primary care patients requiring a higher degree of subject matter expertise or primarily sees patients in a consultative basis in area of specialty.
Provides appropriate, thorough education to the patient regarding diagnosis, condition, expected recovery, and potential complications while assuring that all questions are answered.
Performs surgical procedures; providing pre- and post-surgical care.
Accurately establishes the nature of clinical problems through appropriate history (subjective information and reason for referral), physical examination (objective data), and assessment to meet or exceed community standards and the goals of the Quality Improvement Committee.
Appropriately orders and utilizes diagnostic tests consistent with institutional resources, community standards and quality improvement goals.
Provides appropriate specialty diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures at both UHS and community medical facilities. Quality and utilization of procedures shall be consistent or better than the community standard.
Provides appropriate referral for different specialty and/or subspecialty care as deemed appropriate for a particular clinical problem.
Staffs on-site UHS or Sports Medicine clinics that are regularly scheduled based on demand as determined by the Medical Director
Provides off-site telephone or office-based consultation for patients needing timely specialty evaluation as determined by UHS clinical staff.
Works closely with the Unit Manager to assure that on-site clinics are appropriately arranged and communicated to UHS staff.
Works cooperatively and effectively with all UHS staff to address patients' needs in the specialty clinic.
Displays understanding of and sensitivity to the professional identity, interests and skills of all UHS staff, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, health educators, support staff and administration.
Works well with staff of diverse cultural, ethnic/racial backgrounds and sexual orientations.
Maintains medical record entries that are organized into history, physical examination, assessment, and plan, as appropriate to care. Entries are clear, complete, timely, and relevant. Completes medical record entries prior to departing the Tang Center after patient visit
Keeps the referring primary care clinician informed of patients' progress through written or verbal communication.
Provides appropriate management plan guidelines upon referral back to the primary care clinician for ongoing care.
Provides specialty consultation in area of expertise to other specialists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals on specific cases.
Provides feedback and education to primary care clinical staff to assure that care at UHS keeps pace with evolving clinical practice.
Provides timely office progress notes, surgical reports, and hospital discharge summaries to referring clinicians for UHS patients seen off-site from the Tang Center.
May be called upon to participate in a variety of clinically relevant forums including but not limited to education presentations, attendance at Clinician Practice meetings upon invitation, participation at peer review meetings as needed and participation in selected educational workshops as needed.
Actively participates in quality improvement and peer-review activities as directed by the Quality Improvement Committee or the Medical Director.
Provides early notification to Medical Director and/or UHS Risk Manager of potential high-risk incidents such as patient complaints and complications.
Required Qualifications
Education
MD, or recognized equivalent.
Licenses/Certification
Requires Medical License.
Must be currently Board Certified in non-primary care specialty (e.g., surgery, OB/GYN, dermatology, psychiatry); as determined by the American Board of Medical Specialists. Must maintain certification through Board MOC program, and stay abreast of new medical knowledge.
Possesses current California Physician/Surgeon Medical License/Podiatric License, with appropriate continuing medical education to maintain license
NPI Number.
Maintains UHS Qualifications for Physician Employment including Board Certification, providing relevant documentation to UHS to maintain appropriate physician credentialing files.
Knowledge, Skills and abilities
Requires knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of Physician duties at this level.
Expert clinical skills.
Must be able to communicate with both patients and clinical staff members.
Must have effective diagnostic and decision-making skills in area of specialty/expertise.
Must be able to work in a collaborative manner.
Must be able to diagnose patient condition and make associated treatment recommendations.
Must be able to influence others.
Meets or exceeds community standards of specialty physicians in individual specialty areas including professional training, board eligibility and certification, continuing education and
training.
Meets or exceeds appropriate and applicable standards as established by peer review and quality improvement activities at UHS.
Requires ability to efficiently use electronic health record systems.
Must be computer literate.
Preferred Qualifications
Maintains medical staff privileges in good standing at local community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.
FTE is estimated at .2 over the course of a 12 month period. Specific schedule and hours to be determined with supervisor.
The per diem hourly rate for this position is $124.46
Per diem positions are not eligible for the UC benefits plan.
