Staff Physician, OB/GYN

If you are as passionate about helping those in need as you are about growing your career, consider AltaMed. At AltaMed, your passion for helping others isn’t just welcomed – it’s nurtured, celebrated, and promoted, allowing you to grow while making a meaningful difference. We don’t just serve our communities; we are an integral part of them. By raising the expectations of what a community clinic can deliver, we demonstrate our belief that quality care is for everyone. Our commitment to providing exceptional care, despite any challenges, goes beyond just a job; it’s a calling that drives us forward every day.

The Staff Physician-OBGYN provides Obstetrics and Gynecology medical care to the patients of AltaMed. The Physician delivers care and services aligned with AltaMed’s Team-Based Care Model, focused on population health, evidence-based medicine, appropriate resource use, and integrated delivery of care. The Physician leverages AltaMed’s Team-Based Care Model to ensure all members of the clinic team are practicing at the highest scope of practice. The Physician participates as an active, engaged member of the AltaMed Provider group, including sharing responsibilities in the care of patients, cross-coverage, peer review, provider meetings, CME, and advancing AltaMed as a provider-led organization. The Physician is responsible for a clinic panel (empaneled against the clinic), including health outcomes, patient experience, and overall patient care (both internal and external). The Physician reports to the Site Medical Director with strong collaboration and oversight by the head of Women’s Health and the Regional Medical Director.

• Requirements include experience and training as a physician, having completed a US-accredited medical school degree, and a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology or its equivalent. 

• Valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of California and Board certification required or Board Eligible, with the expectation to become board certified within 30 months of employment.

• Previous experience with computer-based systems required; Electronic Medical Records experience preferred.

• A minimum requirement of a valid BLS certification or higher, following the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross guidelines.

AltaMed Health Services Corp. will consider qualified applicants with criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if AltaMed Health Service Corp. is concerned about a conviction directly related to the job, you will be given a chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.