Emergency Care Specialist (OAKLAND)

Summary

Alameda Health System (AHS) is seeking Full-Time and Services-As-Needed Emergency Medicine Physicians to staff San Leandro and Alameda Hospitals in the Division of Community Emergency Medicine.

AHS is an integrated public health system spanning 5 facilities, 4 ambulatory sites and 800 beds providing primary, specialty, Stroke, STEMI, and Level 1 Trauma in addition to supporting several residency programs. Our safety net system is dedicated to serving our surrounding communities with safe, equitable, and high-quality care guided by the AHS mission of Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All.

The Division of Community Medicine team works with nurses, specialists, and support staff to provide excellent care to the East Bay's highly diverse patient community. The Division of Community Emergency Medicine is part of the Highland Hospital-based Department of Emergency Medicine.

As a Community Emergency Medicine Physician, you will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to critical services for our patients and their families. If you are a compassionate physician who is eager to practice medicine in a collaborative, supportive setting while providing healthcare services for vulnerable populations, you will be at home at AHS.

For more information please contact:

• Sammy Hodroge MD - Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Alameda and San Leandro Hospitals (shodroge @alamedahealthsystem.org)

• Jorge Aceves MD - Associate Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Alameda and San Leandro Hospitals ( View email address on apply.placed-app.com )

• Evan Rusoja MD PhD - Chief, Division of Community Emergency Medicine ( View email address on apply.placed-app.com )

This position is right for you if you are:

• Mission-driven: Committed to access, equity, and justice in providing excellent health care to the community of patients that AHS serves.

• Flexible: Embraces change, welcomes feedback, and engages in critical thinking.

• Lifelong learning: Humble and curious, continuously developing as a clinician.

Job Summary

Emergency Medicine physicians are responsible for providing expert, safe, efficient, patient-centered, and cost-effective care within the Emergency Department and responding to in-house emergencies at the Hospital. Their role includes triaging, taking patient histories and physical examinations, interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests, correlating subjective and objective data, diagnosing, and writing orders for all patients who present to the Department. This position reports directly to the Medical Directors and Division Chief of Community Emergency Medicine, under the overall leadership of the Chair of the Emergency Medicine Department.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide medical services to all patients assigned to the ED physician.

• Consult with medical staff members about issues concerning appropriate medical services for such patients.

• Consult and cooperate with the clinical departments to facilitate patient care.

• Refer patients for specialty care when medically necessary.

• Use currently accepted methods and practices of medicine, adhere to applicable standards of care, medical ethics, policies and protocols, and timely documentation in the Electronic Health Record.

• On a case-by-case basis, take all necessary actions to ensure the appropriate transfer of patients to or from medical facilities to access to skilled medical care.