Staff Physician - The Claremont Colleges Services

The Claremont Colleges Services is seeking a Staff Physician to deliver high-quality, inclusive care to students across a prestigious seven-college consortium in Claremont, CA. This full-time, 9-month role includes a wide range of responsibilities-from diagnosing illness and performing minor procedures to empowering students through shared decision-making and preventive health education. You'll collaborate with nurse practitioners, counselors, and health educators in a student-centered clinical setting. Whether you're fresh out of residency or already practicing, this is a great opportunity to grow in a collaborative, well-resourced setting!

Another Source's client, The Claremont Colleges Services, is recruiting a Staff Physician to join their Student Health Services team on-site in Claremont, CA. This is a benefited, full-time role with a 9-month appointment-not a contract position.

Here's a little about the Student Health Service Department at Claremont Colleges and the position they are recruiting for:

Established in 1925, the Claremont Colleges Services is the shared services organization for a highly regarded consortium of seven independent colleges known as The Claremont Colleges located in Southern California. Today, TCCS is a nationally recognized educational model for academic support, student support and institutional support services to meet the needs of students, faculty and staff.

The Claremont Colleges includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions: Pomona College, Claremont Graduate Institution, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College and Keck Graduate Institute. Located on contiguous campuses in the Southern California city of Claremont, each institution has its own student body, faculty, governance, curricular emphasis, culture, and mission. Intercollegiate cooperation provides university-scale services and facilities. With 8,500 students and 3,300 faculty and staff, located on more than 540 acres of land, The Claremont Colleges benefit from the diverse missions, character and culture, as well as the integration of academic and extracurricular programs that make up this truly unique consortium.

Benefits: https://cucclaremont.app.box.com/s/jc1df7o488ibto9ony2t25b72vo05jdf

More helpful links:

https://www.claremont.edu/

https://services.claremont.edu/student-health-services/

https://services.claremont.edu/student-services/

The anticipated yearly salary range for this position is $150,000- $175,000.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional, student-centered healthcare in a collaborative, mission-driven setting? Join The Claremont Colleges Services as a Staff Physician, where you'll play a vital role in supporting the health and well-being of a diverse, intellectually vibrant student community across seven renowned liberal arts colleges.

As a key member of the Student Health Services (SHS) team, you'll provide age-appropriate outpatient primary care, offer clinical guidance to Nurse Practitioners, and contribute to a culture of compassion, inclusion, and preventative wellness. Whether you're treating acute conditions, conducting physicals, or empowering students through health education, you'll be part of a supportive and well-resourced environment focused on holistic care.

If you are a recent residency graduate, completing your medical training by Spring 2025, or an experienced clinician seeking a meaningful role in a student-focused setting, this position offers the opportunity to provide care within a collaborative and supportive campus environment.

What you will be doing:

Clinical Responsibilities (Direct Patient Care)

Evaluate, examine, diagnose, and make recommendations for treatment of acute and chronic medical illnesses and minor surgeries.

• Perform minor surgical procedures including suturing lacerations, removing foreign bodies, wart treatment, and other procedures as required.

• Provide comprehensive women's health services including gynecological examinations, cervical and breast cancer screening, contraceptive methods, pregnancy testing, and STI evaluation.

• Engage in shared decision making and educate students regarding their illnesses, preventive health care, and other subjects as requested.

• Make appropriate referrals for hospitalization or subspecialty care in the community.

• Review medical records and laboratory studies.

• Request appropriate X-rays, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic tests when needed.

• Perform entrance, athletic, pre-matriculation, employment, and study abroad physical examinations and make recommendations regarding travel immunizations.

• Work in conjunction with Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services staff in management of students with eating disorders and other mental health issues.

• Work in conjunction with Health Education Outreach office by providing information on health-related issues.

Clinical Responsibilities (Administrative Duties)

• Provide consultative services on health-related issues to other campus programs.

• Review and update patient educational materials.

• Participate in campus outreach programs as requested.

• Participate in Peer Review and Quality Improvement programs for Student Health Services.

• Serve as liaison with student residential life departments, other community health care providers, along with internal collegiate and external agencies.

• Participate in professional development opportunities and in-service training.

• Attend weekly staff meetings.

What you will bring:

• A medical degree from an accredited medical school.

• Residency training in a primary care specialty (i.e., Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine).

• Boardcertified and hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of California and the Drug Enforcement Agency

• Continuing medical education classes as required

• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification. Ongoing training for recertification is provided.

• Proven knowledge in medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

• Demonstrated ability to manage the fluctuation of clinical caseload and maintain appropriate records in a timely manner.

• Advanced interpersonal skills, demonstrating an approachable personality, empathy, and exceptional listening skills.

• Demonstrate maturity, tact, resiliency, composure and sensitivity to others needs in crisis, difficult, and unexpected situations.

• Sensitivity to and embracement of individuals that represent cultural, religious, ethnic and lifestyle diversity.

• Ability to work as a team member within the health center and throughout the consortium.

• Ability to work with an electronic health records system for client notes and scheduling.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a higher education environment and/or with college-aged individuals.

Work Schedule: The regular hours for this full-time position are 40 hours per week, scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, aligning with the academic year-typically early August through mid-May. Occasional holiday, weekend, and/or evening hours may be required. Regular hours may vary based on the needs of the organization or business unit.

Notices

Disclaimer: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position. When duties and responsibilities change, The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) will review this job description and make changes of business necessity. TCCS reserves the right to modify job duties or assign additional duties as needed.

ADA & OSHA: This job description defines the essential job duties of this position. TCCS expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of this job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others. It may also include marginal functions, generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination:

TCCS makes employment decisions on the basis of merit, with the aim of having the best available person in every job. TCCS prohibits discrimination based on all characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation. TCCS also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics.

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