Family Medicine Core Faculty Position

Adventist Health Ukiah Valley is actively seeking mission-minded Family Medicine physicians to work as core faculty with our brand-new family medicine residency program that started in 2019 and has just renewed full accreditation. The incoming physicians will join a team of exceptional providers who specialize in full scope Family Medicine and Women’s Health. This position is for full-time core faculty members for our UC Davis affiliated and ACGME accredited unopposed program. We are looking for a passionate, forward-thinking person with excellent clinical and communication skills. The individual will help maintain an educational environment conducive to Medical Education in each of the ACGME competency areas and will help oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program. For more information about the residency program, click here!

Incoming provider must have dedication to medical education and desire to participate in the development of the program and is expected to maintain a clinical practice as well as supervise family medicine residents.

Candidates must be BC/BE, be California licensed or eligible and meet Adventist Health Ukiah Valley’s medical staff credentialing standards.

BENEFITS

Employed Model through PNMG (Physicians Network Medical Group)

A competitive compensation and benefits package available.

· Relocation assistance

· Medical/Dental/Malpractice Coverage

· CME

· Vacation, holidays and sick leave

· Cerner EHR System

Wage Scale: $318,000 -$334,000

About the Medical Center

Adventist Health Ukiah Valley (AHUV) is part of the Northern California Network of Adventist Health, which includes two acute care facilities, two critical access medical centers and a center for behavioral health. AHUV is a 67-bed medical center with Level IV emergency services, three medical center-based outpatient medical offices and is a center of excellence in rural health care with four rural health medical offices. In addition, the medical center serves 122,000 people in the Northern California counties of Mendocino, Lake, Southern Humboldt, and Northern Sonoma with a JobCare occupational medicine medical office, advanced diagnostic imaging services with inpatient and outpatient diagnostic centers and three laboratory draw stations. Services also include 24-hour emergency care and trauma center, cardiac care, intensive care, maternity including a Level II Intensive Care Nursery, pediatrics, physical rehabilitation, rapid care, surgery, women’s services and advanced wound care.

In 2016, AHUV had 3,956 admissions, 780 deliveries, 30,037 emergency visits and 117,219 outpatient visits. AHUV is staffed by more than 140 physicians, 771 employees and 29 volunteers.

In 2014, AHUV opened a new state-of-the-art Cancer Treatment and Infusion Center, as well as Fort Bragg Rural Health Center and the Mendocino Radiology Lab. The medical center was recognized with Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers by The Joint Commission in conjunction with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. AHUV was ranked as one of the 33 high-performing medical centers in California for quality of maternity care services, according to the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce.

Community Overview

Nestled in the Ukiah Valley, Ukiah is a mid-sized town surrounded by vineyards, pear orchards and redwood-covered hills. Ukiah's strong sense of community is clearly present in its numerous town celebrations, festivals and events, including the Ukiah Country PumpkinFest, which celebrates Ukiah's rich agricultural tradition each October. All sorts of recreational opportunities can be found at Lake Mendocino, just five miles from Ukiah, with over 100 family picnic sites, boat launching ramps, fishing, a swimming beach, hiking trails and much more. For entertainment, Ukiah boasts a number of theatrical companies. The Grace Hudson Museum makes for another entertaining diversion, featuring exhibitions of the works of artist Grace Hudson as well as local, regional and Californian Indian artists. Ukiah is located about two hours north of San Francisco and one hour from the Pacific Coast and redwood forests. To learn more about our community, click here .