Intensivist
Join our Alta Bates team as a full-time Critical Care Physician in the San Francisco East Bay!
We believe in bringing “better” to our local community in the San Francisco East Bay—better care, better collaboration, and a deep commitment to the people we serve. If you’re looking for a role that supports your professional growth and your connection to a vibrant community, we’d love to talk.
People First in Oakland
Local Team Collaboration:
- Join our close-knit team at Alta Bates Summit Medical Centers in Oakland and Berkeley, which sit three miles apart.
- Our providers are involved with numerous work groups, including: Sutter-wide critical care clinical improvement committee, ICU subject matter expert group, code blue committee, pulmonary embolism review committee, ICU celebration of life committee, and more.
Qualifications:
- Board-eligible/certified in Critical Care medicine. An active California license is required.
- Authorized to work in the United States
Practice in the Heart of the Community
Scheduling:
- 14 shifts per month with roughly 1/3 being night shifts.
- Block schedule with roughly 1/3 night shifts. We collaborate to manage the schedule as equitably as possible, ensuring intensivists achieve an outstanding work/family life balance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Our Summit campus is a comprehensive stroke center and STEMI center with a robust cardiac surgery program, including a structural heart program. Our 36 bed ICU is a mixed unit with medical, surgical, cardiac surgery, and neuro patients. We have an Internal Medicine residency program that started in 2024.
- Our Ashby campus is a primary stroke center and is home to the largest birthing center in the East Bay. Our ICU has a capacity of 30 beds but typically 16 of the beds are open and being used at any given time. We have excellent relationships with consulting services like IR, GI, and Anesthesia.
- We work in EPIC, with access to our own internal informatics platform.
Living and Working in the East Bay:
- Our team is a social group and meets occasionally for nights out. Additionally, we indulge in our amazing local restaurant scene as well as our beautiful local parks. Nearby, we have access to the parks along the San Francisco Bay and redwood redwood-covered East Bay hills. We are one hour from wine country and three hours from the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Purpose-Driven Work with Local Impact
East Bay-Centered Care:
Our guiding principle is patient-first care, which means we focus on the people of the San Francisco East Bay and nearby areas. You’ll be part of a team that’s making a real difference in the health of our neighbors.
Rewards and Benefits:
- Compensation: $450,240 annually, working 14 shifts per month, with 1/3 being nights.
- Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401 (k) with matching contributions.
- Paid malpractice, including tail coverage.
Job ID:
3179.050225.P-004989
Posted in:
Critical Care