Overview
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Physician Specialist supporting the Department of Public Health’s Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program under the supervision of the TB Clinic Medical Director, will provide specialized clinical care and public health leadership to support San Francisco’s TB elimination goals. This will be primarily direct patient care and clinical consultation for both adult and pediatric patients and will also include training and supervision of rotating fellows, residents, and clinic staff; quality improvement; and engagement in outbreak response and policy development. The position will serve as a subject matter expert in tuberculosis and further develop this expertise over time, supporting both clinic operations and broader TB prevention strategies.
LOCATION: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero St. Bldg 90, 4th floor
SCHEDULE/SHIFT: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Rotating communicable disease on-call duties for nights and weekends.
SPECIAL CONDITION: Valid Drug Enforcement Agency registration with the United States Department of Justice
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Board certified or board eligible in infectious diseases or pulmonary medicine.
- Experience working with EPIC electronic medical record systems and/or other medical and laboratory databases.
- Experience working with the following populations: immigrants, people experiencing homelessness, the elderly, pediatric patients, and those with substance use disorders.
- Experience working in Quality Assurance/Quality Control of clinical workflows.
- Experience working in a tuberculosis clinic with face-to-face patient care.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Current valid California licensure to practice medicine issued by the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California*
- Successful completion** of an accredited residency program, by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association in the appropriate medical specialty area for the assigned facility or division (i.e., Board Eligible)
About San Francisco Department of Public Health
San Francisco Health Network
The SF Health Network provides the direct health care to more than 125,000 insured and uninsured San Franciscans annually. The network includes Zuckerberg San Francisco General, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and more than 14 primary care clinics throughout the city.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Laguna Honda
Clinics
Behavioral Health
The Behavioral Health Services division is the largest provider of mental health and substance use prevention, early intervention, and treatment services in the City.
Population Health
The Population Health division provides core public health services to all of San Francisco and addresses public health concerns, including consumer safety, health promotion and prevention, the preparation and response to public health emergencies, and the monitoring of emerging public health issues.
About Whole Person Integrative Care
WPIC is a Whole Person Care model that works collaboratively in small teams to engage and stabilize high risk and high vulnerability adult homeless individuals and to help prevent harmful effects of homelessness, establish care for chronic conditions and transition patients to effective healthcare.
WPIC Values:
Person centered, trauma informed, committed to the possibility of positive change at individual and system level, respect, curiosity, creativity, tenacity, and kindness. Committed to those who experience poor access and outcomes due to disparities related to racial and other discrimination. Every member of the team brings something of extraordinary and equal value.
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WPIC works collaboratively with other SFDPH and city programs serving people experiencing homelessness.
