Primary Care Physician

DEPARTMENT: Adult MedicineFUNCTION: MEDICAL

POSITION: Primary Care Physician—Internal Medicine

REPORTS TO: Director of Adult Medicine

SALARY: $220,000-$260,000

SUMMARY: The Primary Care Physician at Baywell Health plays a pivotal role in delivering and managing comprehensive primary care services for our adult patients. This position contains the provision of preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic medical care, ensuring that each patient receives exceptional, culturally consistent services while strictly adhering to all regulatory standards. A Physician at Baywell Health is also instrumental in developing collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, including specialists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, to promote seamless care and achieve outstanding patient outcomes.

Background

Almost sixty years ago, four Black mothers, supported by 25 volunteer Black physicians, launched Baywell Health amid the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. It immediately became an anchor for the Black communities in North Oakland, West Oakland, East Oakland, and Berkeley for healthcare, health education, food and housing programs, and voter registration. The clinic became a spark that transformed healthcare advocacy in California and the nation.

Baywell Health aims to be the trusted hub advancing the Bay Area’s Black community’s health and dignity. We work to do this by providing high-quality, comprehensive adult and family medicine, pediatric health care, dental care, optometry, podiatry, behavioral health services, and pharmacies at two locations. And through being a space where medical care is our central but not the sole aim. A place where community members will also receive assistance on things that would make our community socially, economically, and physically healthy.

A Physician at Baywell Health is core to Baywell Health’s ability to realize this purpose. They are responsible for ensuring that patients receive high-quality care, that staff are well-trained and supported, and that our Adult Medicine’s health programs and services operate efficiently and effectively.

RESPONSIBILITIESDirect Patient Care

• Provide comprehensive primary care to scheduled and walkin patients, averaging 16 patient per day.
• Emphasize disease prevention, early detection, and patient education to encourage proactive health maintenance.
  
  

Clinical Documentation & Compliance

• Document all diagnoses, treatment plans, and followup recommendations accurately in patient records.
• Comply with regulatory, licensing, and accreditation standards; uphold patient confidentiality and privacy rights.
  
  

Collaboration & Communication

• Coordinate with specialists, health educators, social workers, nutritionists, and other clinical/nonclinical staff to deliver integrated patient care.
• Maintain respectful, clear, and effective communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
  
  

Quality Assurance & Risk Management

• Participate in quality improvement activities, including clinical audits, chart review, performance reviews, and protocol revisions.
• Identify and address potential safety, security, or infectioncontrol risks; adhere to emergency preparedness protocols.
  
  

Professional Development & Leadership

• Stay current on clinical best practices and Baywell Health requirements; contribute to staff training initiatives.
• Engage in administrative or supervisory tasks as needed, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and standards.
  
  

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education & Certification
• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board certified or board eligible in General Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Hospital Medicine.
• Licensure & Clinical Experience
• Current California medical license (unrestricted). oExperience in an urban setting serving diverse patient populations preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a high-energy and fast-moving environment.
• Regulatory & Quality Competencies
• Familiarity with state licensure and Joint Commission standards. oUnderstanding of quality assurance and risk management in a clinical environment.
• Commitment to providing high-quality patient care generally, and Black people specifically.
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Administrative, managerial, or supervisory experience preferred. oProven ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Communication and Professionalism
• Excellent interpersonal skills. oDemonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to patient confidentiality and respect for patient rights.
• Openness to peer review and continuous professional development
• Additional Requirements
• Commitment to providing quality care to the Black community.
• Valid California Driver’s License and insurability under Baywell Health criteria.
  
  

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The pace of Work: High energy, very rapid, and demanding
• Concentration: Constant
• Standing and Walking Time Required: 30 40% of the time
• Sitting and typing: 60% 70% of the time
• Environmental and Health Hazards: Frequent exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
  
  

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform basic functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee must frequently use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keyboard and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally bend, lift, and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Description Revisions

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with these roles. While this is intended to accurately reflect the current position, management reserves the right to revise the job or require other or different tasks to be performed when circumstances change. This position description replaces all previous position descriptions for this position.