Pediatrician at Neighborhood Health

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:  The Pediatrician provides quality clinical services to children and adolescents within a community-based setting that promotes healthy lifestyles, prevention of illness and injury and management of chronic conditions. Activities involve direct patient care, physical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, provision of preventive care including health and nutrition education, referral for specialty services as needed and follow-up. May be assigned to special projects such as primary care/mental health integration or to a satellite site. Additionally, the pediatrician participates as a member of Health Center committee(s) and provides consultation and training to other clinical staff as appropriate.

Demonstrates a sincere dedication and loyalty to the philosophy and mission of Neighborhood Health.

DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES: (Essential Functions: Duties and responsibilities noted with bullets are considered to be the essential functions of the job).

• Develop a plan of care for each patient, including Complete medical history, physical examination, diagnosis of the causes of injuries and illnesses, appropriate treatment and/or referral.
• Stress the importance of preventative medicine and utilizes all available resources, such as laboratory and radiologic testing as aids in diagnosing and confirming or denying the presence of disease.
• Practice medicine by caring for patients without discrimination as regards to age, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual preference, weight, handicap or income.
• Immunize and vaccinate patients against communicable diseases as recommended and required by the standard of care as it from time to time is updated.
• Confer with consulting physicians, nurses, patients and patients' relatives concerning treatment and care of patients, using good care and diligence as to confidentiality.
• Refer those cases which require specialist services, adhering to managed care contracts, principles, guidelines, using established and approved provider networks, and maintain responsibility for assuring that those services are required.
• Participate in practice development, quality assurance, peer review, and staff meetings/activities as deemed necessary by the Chief Medical Officer and/or the Associate Medical Director.
• Cooperate and collaborate with other medical providers and support staff at the practice site to support effective communications and continuous improvement of the site's clinical operation.
• Maintain accurate and concise documentation of all patient encounters on a timely basis, in such manner and form as determined by NH, third-party payers, federal funding, and national accreditation agencies with which NH has agreements and/or obligations.
• Provide coordinated and comprehensive patient care throughout all major life cycles (except in the case of a provider specialty that limits the practice to a specific age, gender, or patient type), in all applicable care settings, including but not limited to: ambulatory outpatient; consultation; assistance to other providers, including mentoring and supervision; community medicine, such as sports physicals or services performed as a "Good Samaritan"; and services as defined/required by hospitals for admitting privileges or by contracts/agreements, i.e., third-party payers, in which NH participates.
• Perform other duties and services which may benefit patients and members of the community, or who could be patients of NH, or which facilitate the provision of services to patients of the Corporation.
• Adhere to and provides services in accordance with the: a) mission of the Corporation; b) established and accepted standards of care; c) any clinical protocols and operational guidelines established by the Corporation; and c) terms and conditions as set forth in the Federal Grant, accrediting and licensing bodies (i.e. credentialing).

QUALIFICATION/EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 

• Successful completion of four years of medical school and residency in an ACGME-accredited program.
• Must be board certified in Pediatrics, or if board eligible, achieve certification within one year of hire.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse workforce and client base.
• Experience with information technology, electronic health records, medical records, culturally diverse populations, and care of underserved populations.
• Knowledge of local health care environment.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish strongly preferred.