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Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) Bay Area Street Medicine

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

$148,500-$187,100 / year

full-timemidHealthcare

Description

You will provide frontline care to people experiencing homelessness and other underserved populations in the San Francisco Bay Area, combining hands-on clinical work with AI-driven tools. You will manage diverse patient panels, perform assessments, create care plans, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to help patients achieve stability and better health outcomes.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience with and comfort working with CalAIM populations of focus (people experiencing homelessness, adults with SMI/SUD, adults transitioning from incarceration, adults with complex medical needs).
  • Experience providing clinical care in street medicine or related settings (e.g., homeless shelters, outreach programs), with strong familiarity with Bay Area resources for underserved populations.
  • Strong familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area resources, including medical, social, and community services for underserved populations.
  • Comfortable providing direct care in outdoor, field-based settings, under dynamic and unpredictable conditions.
  • Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to travel up to 75% of work time: Valid CA Driver’s License, reliable and insured vehicle.
  • Ability to maintain independent clinical judgement within scope of practice and regulations, while recognizing when to involve a physician.
  • Ability to lead, prioritize and analyze clinical workflows, objectives and team goals.
  • Ability to direct and coordinate clinical support staff.
  • Active, unrestricted California Physician Assistant License by the time of hire.
  • Successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certificate Exam.
  • National Provider Identifier (NPI).
  • DEA number.
  • Basic Life Support Certification.

Responsibilities

  • Provide frontline care to patients experiencing homelessness, behavioral health challenges, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and complex chronic conditions, including patients transitioning from incarceration.
  • Manage diverse patient panels by delivering acute, chronic and preventative care directly in the field.
  • Conduct patient assessment, gather histories, perform physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, and prescribe treatment under physician supervision.
  • Report to the supervising physician, working closely to address atypical and complex patient cases, while exercising independent judgement within state regulations and scope of practice.
  • Design and implement care plans that support patients as they work toward stability and improved health outcomes.
  • Collaborate daily with multidisciplinary team – physician, nurses, social workers, outreach staff to prioritize and coordinate care.
  • Document all encounters to maintain accurate, up-to-date records for continuity of care.
  • Other duties as assigned.
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