Urgent Care Physician
LifeLong Medical · San Pablo, CA
Posted October 2, 2026
Immediate Urgent Care Brookside San Pablo · 2023 Vale Road Suite 103, San Pablo, CA, US, 94806
SUMMARY:
The Urgent Care Physician provides medical care or advice to a patient when a primary care physician is not available. They do not require an appointment, and they typically offer treatment or medicine in an outpatient clinic. The Urgent Care Physician reports directly to the Associate Medical Director.
JOB DUTIES:
- Promotes excellence in healthcare for services including minor injury care, illness care, and on-site X-Ray services for the local community.
- Must be comfortable being a solo provider with Physician Director access by phone.
- Provides for the expansion of individualized primary healthcare services by diagnosing and treating certain acute or chronic health conditions
- Obtain patient history and perform assessment via observation, interview and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care.
- Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
- Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide appropriate care to the patient population in the area of assigned responsibility.
- Responds to emergencies and to changes in condition of assigned patients.
- Collaborates with Physician Director and other caregivers of multidisciplinary team. Assumes joint responsibility with the medical staff to ensure that orders and plan of care, as they relate to the patient care, are appropriately carried out.
- Collaborates to establish criteria and guidelines for auditing practice in area of specialty.
- Compliance with state and federal rules and regulations (OSHA, HIPAA, etc.)
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Thrives in a fast paced environment while maintaining high-quality outpatient healthcare services and excellent patient satisfaction.
- Willing to see patients of all ages.
- Performs procedures that include but not limited to- I&D's, laceration repairs, toenail removals, etc.
- Fluent in EHR workflows.
- Ability to work as part of a team and contribute to the team.
- Ability to work with diverse personalities.
Job Requirements:
- Board Certified in Family Medicine, Occ Health or Emer Med.
- Unrestricted DEA license.
- Basic Life Support Provider certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Job Preferences:
- 2+ years of experience working independently as a Physician.
- Certification specializing in Advanced Cardio Life Support.
- Urgent Care experience preferred.
Employer
LifeLong Medical
LifeLong Medical Care is a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center network that has served the East Bay since 1976. Each year we provide medical, dental, behavioral health and social services to more than 55,000 people of all ages across Alameda and Contra Costa Counties — from Berkeley and Oakland to Richmond, San Pablo and Pinole.
Our health centers deliver team-based primary care built around the whole person. Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse-midwives work alongside RNs, behavioral health clinicians, case managers and social workers, so patients get integrated medical and psychosocial care in one place. We also run Immediate/Urgent Care clinics, women's and reproductive health services, and a Family Medicine Residency Program that trains the next generation of community physicians.
Working at LifeLong means practicing medicine with purpose: caring for underserved and diverse communities, teaching and mentoring, and being part of a mission-driven team with competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and the chance to live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area.