Pediatrician

Position Title:           Pediatric Physician

Department:             Medical

Status:                        Full-Time/Exempt

Schedule:                   (2) days in Marengo Location & (3) days in Alvarado location.

Position Summary:

The Pediatrician to provide professional and caring medical care to children and their families.

Responsibilities:

• Routinely provide medical care to patients aged 0 to 18 years and occasionally through 21 years of age.


• Take detailed histories and perform complete physical examinations. H & P can be for routine childcare & periodic screening, school, sports, pre-employment, etc.


• Gather a relevant medical history and perform focused physical exams on each client who presents for a follow-up or sick visit.


• Make diagnoses (or differential diagnoses if a specific diagnosis is pending) for each patient, educate the patient and parents on the diagnosis, and institute treatment and follow-up care based on current standards of care, official guidelines, and evidence-based medicine.


• Provide other medical services such as USPSTF health preventions and screenings.


• Counsel for family planning & birth control and prescribe as appropriate.


• Document accurately in the patient’s medical record.


• Review results of lab tests and diagnostic imaging and arrange appropriate follow-up.


• Provide health education and appropriately document all health education administered.


• Review referral/consultant reports and arrange appropriate follow-up.


• Answer miscellaneous medical questions in the absence of the Nursing Director or Medical Director.


• Assist in training of staff.


• Participate in provider meetings.


• Participate in chart review and quality assurance activities as detailed in the Quality Assurance policies and procedures.


• Supervise and/or train fellow providers, possibly including resident physicians, medical students, or other health care students. For physicians, this will include supervision of physician assistants and nurse practitioners if needed.


• Provide backup for the nursing director and medical director as follows:
  
  
  
  • Respond to calls from pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills.
  
  
  • Respond to calls from other health care providers (specialists, emergency department, etc.).
  
  
  • Respond to calls from patients requiring medical advice when the Registered Nurse is unavailable.
  
  
  • Triage walk-in patients when the R.N. is not available at the request of front or back-office staff.
  
  
  • Assist the front office staff in making appropriate arrangements for patients who arrive when the provider they were scheduled with has been cancelled -i.e. review the medical record and determine how soon and where the patient should be seen or what other action should be taken.
  
  
  • Participate in other responsibilities and duties as assigned, including after-hours telephone call (nights, weekends, and holidays) for variable periods of time as well as other duties for which the provider is trained and qualified to perform.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Current Medical License from the Medical Board of California


• Completion of a pediatrics residency program and Board-Eligible in pediatrics or


• Board Certification from the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)


• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration Certification with current DEA registration number.


• Skills in written and verbal communication in English/Spanish.


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.


• Ability to manage and lead clinic operations.


• Must provide proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations, including recommended doses in the primary series AND booster dose when available.


• Knowledge of and adherence to the practice of pediatric medicine according to the standard of care in our community.

Additional criteria for foreign medical graduates:

• USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3 and have a California Medical License