Family Medicine Physician / Residency Instructor

Job Description

Family Medicine Physician / Residency Program Instructor

Salary Range : $190,000 to $277,000

Requirements to apply :

• Board-Certified Family Physician, licensed and in good standing in California
• Experience in community health or public health settings preferred
• Background in mental health, chronic pain, and chronic disease management is a plus
• Strong commitment to preventive care, quality improvement, and patient empowerment
• Collaborative team player within a Care Team model
• Dedication to the mission of serving Santa Cruz’s diverse patient population
• Availability for at least one evening per week and up to six Saturday clinics annually (no call duties)
• Bilingual (English / Spanish) highly desirable

Family Medicine Residency Director – Lead, Teach, and Practice in Beautiful Santa Cruz, CA | $190k - $277k

Job Overview

Beginning July 2024, our new Family Medicine Residency will make this clinic the residents’ primary continuity site—an exceptional chance to practice academic family medicine in a community setting. Family physicians will have frequent, hands-on teaching and precepting responsibilities : supervising resident continuity panels, delivering bedside and clinic-based instruction, contributing to didactic curricula, evaluating trainee performance, and partnering on quality-improvement and population-health projects. Faculty opportunities also include precepting PA students, mentoring NPs and PAs, and shaping the next generation of community clinicians, offering rare academic engagement without leaving the community clinic environment. Providers blend in-person and remote care, with roughly 80% of time devoted to direct patient encounters and 20% reserved for clinical administrative responsibilities. Standard visit length is 20 minutes (targeting ten patients per four-hour session), and all documentation, e-prescribing, and quality reporting are completed in the EPIC OCHIN electronic health record. This role is ideal for clinicians who want meaningful continuity practice, leadership within a multidisciplinary team, and a powerful teaching role in an emerging community-based residency program.

Benefits

Where?

Santa Cruz is a prominent city on the coast of California and has everything you would expect from the “golden state.” Santa Cruz is located on Monterey Bay, which is only an hour and a half away from San Francisco. In Santa Cruz you can enjoy the beautiful Pacific Ocean waters and perfect weather year-round. There is no lack of recreational activities on the beach or in the mountains, enjoy all the boating, surfing, and hiking opportunities Santa Cruz has to offer!

Who are we?

With the mission to improve the health of our patients and the community and advocate the feminist goals of social, political, and economic equality. We serve that same mission at our three clinic sites. Driven by our commitment to health care as a human right, we are a non-profit provider offering comprehensive health services to our patients, regardless of their ability to pay. We have been recognized in the community as a leader in delivering high-quality, innovative care, and we are active in local, state, and national advocacy work that empowers our patients and community to be healthy, happy, and successful.