Critical Care Physician Fellow

Founded in 1899, Dignity Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center is a 355-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Stockton, California. Serving over 125,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, cancer care, heart care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Joseph’s Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Physician Fellow, you will perform professional medical duties while undergoing advanced specialized training, operating under the general supervision of teaching faculty and community physicians at our medical center and other participating sites.

Every day, you will provide high-quality medical care within your advanced training scope. You will meticulously complete all patient care documents in an accurate and timely manner as required by the medical center, fellowship program management, and other participating sites. Furthermore, you will actively foster an environment of inquiry and scholarship, regularly participating in organized clinical discussions, rounds, journal clubs, and conferences, while also encouraging and supporting residents in their scholarly activities.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a deep commitment to advanced medical learning and patient care, exceptional attention to detail in documentation, and a proactive approach to fostering an academic environment. Your ability to integrate advanced medical knowledge with practical application, contribute to scholarly activities, and collaborate effectively with both supervising physicians and developing residents will be essential for your professional growth and the quality of our medical education programs.

Job duties including, but not limited to:

• Attendance at all rotations must conform to the goals and objectives of that rotation. Any absences must be excused in accordance with the procedures of the program.
• Rounds, conferences, and family practice seminars are a required part of the program and fellows are expected to consistently attend them.
• Fellows are expected to satisfactorily complete all rotations.
• Fellows are expected to demonstrate competence appropriate to their level of training in the judgment of the faculty in the following areas: Management of patient care within SJMC and other affiliated hospitals including management of primary care problems, management of normal obstetrics, health maintenance, and the appropriate use of supervisors, consultants and community resources.
• Department Expectations: Employee may not receive an overall score of "exceeds expectations" unless a "meets expectations" is received in each of the following:

Required

• LLMC or equivalent accredited medical school degree; successful completion of appropriate primary specialty residency training;board eligible/board certification in primary specialty, and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 30 Days

Preferred

• Full, unrestricted California Medical License, upon hire