{"id":5678,"date":"2026-08-22T00:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=5678"},"modified":"2026-08-22T00:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:07:40","slug":"internal-medicine-physician-family-practice","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/job\/internal-medicine-physician-family-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Medicine Physician-Family Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pay Range:<\/strong>\u00a0$130.00 to $170.00 Hourly, Depends on Experience (DOE)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>City Heights<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status\/Hours:<\/strong>\u00a0Full Time\/Exempt or Part-Time\/Exempt<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Render professional medical services to patients of La Maestra Community Health Centers. As part of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare providers under the leadership of the Medical Director, the staff physician works to achieve the organizational goals of La Maestra Community Health Centers through the delivery of primary care services at a patient-centered medical home. The staff physician works in a collaborative effort across all departments to remove barriers to accessing healthcare. The staff physician must incorporate health center policies (including quality assurance) into their clinical practice to provide quality care commensurate with training and licensure. The position also oversees clinical support staff (i.e., Advanced Practice Providers, Nursing staff, and Medical Assistants). It handles operational issues on the clinical floor to ensure continuity of services and a smooth patient flow. Delivers care appropriate for an outpatient, primary care community health center with a multicultural, multilingual patient population.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under general supervision of the Department Medical Director, render professional services to patients and perform related work.<\/li>\n<li>Examines and prescribes treatment for Clinic patients; assists in activities for the detection and control of communicable diseases; consults with private physicians on diagnoses involving diseases; interprets laboratory data; renders professional services in school health, birth control, maternal and child health, venereal diseases, immunization and TB finding programs, keeps records and prepares reports as required.<\/li>\n<li>Refers patients to other medical specialties as necessary. Provides education and advice to patients and their families.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain effective communication and working relationships with other employees and patients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:\u00a0 <\/strong>Medical Degree from an approved\/accredited school of medicine (MD or DO).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Certification required<\/strong>:\u00a0 Current valid CA Physician &amp; Surgeon License, current valid DEA registration, and current valid CPR and\/or ACLS certification. Board Certification preferred.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience<\/strong>: 1-2 years\u2019 experience as a practicing physician in the State of California preferred<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal and Written Skills to perform the job:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bilingual preferred. Familiarity with basic word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.\u00a0 Accurate keyboarding skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical knowledge and skills required to perform the job<\/strong>:\u00a0 Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills and the demonstrated ability to work with diverse individuals and groups.\u00a0 Demonstrate high levels of self-initiation and direction. Knowledge of communities we serve. Knowledge and experience working in medical settings and interacting collaboratively with medical teams.\u00a0 Skill in analyzing situations and making timely decisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical and Mental Requirements:\u00a0 <\/strong>Work involves sitting, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms. The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and\/or carry up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>La Maestra Community Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or any other protected class, political affiliation or belief.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_promoted":"","_job_location":"City Heights","_application":"https:\/\/lmfc.quickbase.com\/db\/bm92hn2z5?a=showpage&pageid=2","_company_name":"La Maestra Community Health Center","_company_website":"http:\/\/lamaestra.org","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-5678","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/5678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=5678"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaestra.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=5678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}