Pediatrician (Canoga Park & Van Nuys)

About this role

Position Title: Pediatric Physician

Department: Medical

Status: Full Time

Reports to: Medical Director of Pediatrics

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.
• 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