Physician MD/DO

Job Title: Physician – Pediatrician
Reports To: Medical Director
FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary: A pediatrician provides general medical care, monitors growth and development, and tracks and administers immunizations for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The pediatrician diagnoses and treats illnesses, medical conditions, and injuries, and eases the lives of children with chronic conditions, acts as resource to families and community for pediatric care.

Duties and responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities
• Maintains patient medical records.
• Establishes treatment plans and manages care accordingly.
• Provide referrals to specialists as warranted
• Conducts medical examinations, evaluations, testing as needed.
• Diagnoses and treats illnesses and injuries.
• Communicate with patients and their parents and caregivers.
• Guides patients and caregivers on illness and injury prevention and promotes lifelong health practices.

Qualifications/Skills:
• Professional patient/family interaction (ie.bedside manner)
• Express information in easy-to-understand manner for patients and caregivers
• Patience and empathy are essential, positive attitude, professional demeanor
• Team leadership and management skills as primary/lead care provider
• Conversational Spanish or other second language a plus.

Education, Experience & Licensing Requirements:
• American Board of Pediatricians certification, or board eligible.
• Residency or fellowship in pediatrics or pediatric sub-specialty.
• M.D. or D.O.
• License to practice medicine in state of employment.
• 2-3 years’ experience

Other Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of computer programs/EHR programs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and others. Ability to adapt to change. Ability to multitask effectively
Typing speed and accuracy, Ability to adapt to various work assignments.
Possesses good customer service skills and exceptional telephone etiquette.
Ability to develop and maintain quality assurance and control standards.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
Must be well organized and detail-oriented.
Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision

Language Ability:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as medicine dosing, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing; internet software and database software, electronic health records and ordering.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.