Pediatrician

Vibrant Health KC•Kansas City, KS

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is to be a board-certified (American Board of Pediatrics) pediatrician, practicing with a Kansas medical license, who will provide optimal pediatric care in a primary care medical home practice.

Requirements

Physician (MD/DO) with active Kansas licensure, OR other advanced clinical degree with active clinical licensure in Kansas.
Graduate of an approved medical school.
Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatrics.
Current, unrestricted professional license in Kansas consistent with educational background.
Basic Life Support (CLS) Certification required.
Active Kansas DEA.
Ability to relate to a broad and diverse spectrum of the community.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with patients, volunteers and team members.
Ability to work independently and in a professional manner.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks.
Ability to understand and present verbal instructions and to exchange verbal information.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with patients, coworkers and others.
Ability to work in Windows based computer environment and efficiently utilize EMR.
Ability to work at multiple clinical sites as directed including own transportation.
Experience in diverse healthcare settings serving vulnerable and underserved populations and ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Develop rapport with clinical staff, providers and organizational leadership.
Exhibit a professional, respectful, and collaborative demeanor.
Work effectively in both independent and team-based capacities.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills with ability to facilitate change, provide constructive feedback, and influence practice improvement.
Possess superior organizational skills with attention to detail.
Demonstrate cultural competence and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in health care.
Demonstrate social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse staff and patient populations.
Exhibit experience and working knowledge of community health center models and operations.
Hold current driver's license and reliable transportation.
Ability to travel to all clinic locations within the health center system.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) settings.
Experience with Electronic Health Record systems/ (eClinicalWorks experience highly preferred).
Bilingual or bicultural capabilities.

Responsibilities

Performing professional medical activities as a physician providing acute, chronic and preventative medical care.
Making competent health care diagnosis and treatment decisions.
Supervising health care performed by Nurse Practitioners, Physician’s Assistants, Clinical Pharmacists, and Volunteer Providers, to include being available by telephone to provide back-up and information during normal office hours, when scheduled to work.
Collaborating with members of the multidisciplinary team, including peers and healthcare workers, as needed to meet comprehensive patient needs.
Assisting Medical Director in establishing academic medical education affiliations and providing clinical teaching supervision and oversight.
Participating in Peer Reviews.
Assisting in design, implementation and evaluation of clinical services.
Reviewing received laboratory, radiology and consultation reports on all patients in a timely manner.
Providing input to the Quality Improvement program, developing and implementing of quality guidelines.
Assisting with recruitment and training of clinical staff and providers.
Working with the management team to improve clinic productivity and to enhance the cost-effectiveness of health services.
Assisting other staff in complying with any special conditions of grant awards, rules, regulations or laws.
Attending clinical and organizational meetings.
Communicating patient’s health status accurately in verbal and written reports to appropriate healthcare providers (i.e. Charge Nurse, providers).
Communicating effectively, courteously and collaboratively with patients, providers, supervisors, and co-workers.
Communicating effectively with diverse individuals, including those best served in a language other than English.
Maintaining a positive, helpful attitude to patients, providers and co-workers.
Seeking to establish a working relationship with a positive attitude that enhances open communication.
Demonstrating an awareness of and commitment to the common goal of providing excellent patient care.
Participating in and support team meetings and activities.
Attending, participating and satisfactorily completing mandatory in-services and educational programs on time.
Adhering to Vibrant Health attendance standards.
Utilizing appropriate chain of command.
Following through on assignments to completion.
Maintaining a professional appearance and good hygiene.
Taking responsibility for own actions.
Adhering to health center safety, infection control and hazardous waste procedures.
Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Participating in Quality Improvement processes and activities in the organization.
Providing orientation to new volunteers, students and employees.
Carrying out Vibrant Health’s mission: We provide access for all to integrated and high-quality care that fosters health beyond our walls.
Accepting and using supervision, direction and consultation to maximize available resources in the completion of work duties.
Additional responsibilities will be assigned as needed to maintain and improve effective functioning of the department and to advance the mission of the organization.
All job responsibilities will be carried out under the direction of the organization’s policies and procedures.