Pediatrician

Family HealthCare Network • Porterville, CA

23d

About The Position

The Pediatrician provides primary care medical services in a Patient Centered Health Home, with a focus on access to care. The role delivers comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth through age 21, addressing physical, emotional, and social health. Care includes acute and chronic illness treatment, health promotion and maintenance, health supervision, anticipatory guidance, and age-appropriate monitoring and screening of physical and psychosocial growth and development.

The Pediatrician is accountable for clinical quality, productivity, accurate and timely documentation, patient service, and collaboration with the patient care team. The position may involve work at any FHCN location based on business need and participation in community events, meetings, education, and quality improvement activities.

Requirements

• Licensed in the state of California as a Pediatrician.
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, with extensive formal training in Pediatrics.
• Effective June 1, 2026, individuals hired into the role must have the required advanced knowledge and skills, including written and verbal communication, computational, computer, technical, and mathematical skills, acquired through either a doctoral-level degree program with a recognized major and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, or attainment and maintenance of a valid, active professional license required for the role.
• Ability to create complex Microsoft Word documents, use advanced Microsoft Excel functions to manage databases and reports, and develop sophisticated Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
• Ability to communicate professional opinions and analyzed information effectively, determine appropriate visual communication methods such as tables, graphs, and charts, and prepare and deliver presentations to large groups.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including sitting and repetitive hand movements, frequently standing or walking, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Board eligibility or certification in Pediatrics may be required or desired in certain positions.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care medical services directly and meet established productivity expectations and budgeted visit targets.
• Examine patients and review appropriate laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine diagnoses.
• Document visits accurately using appropriate templates, record relevant data, and lock records within the 72-hour window.
• Provide comprehensive, continuous, coordinated care for patients from birth to age 21, including acute and chronic illness treatment and health promotion and maintenance.
• Provide health supervision and disease prevention activities, anticipatory guidance, and age-appropriate screening and monitoring of physical and psychosocial development.
• Advocate for access to care and a medical home for children, with emphasis on structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion.
• Meet clinical care measures and support patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality measures.
• Provide courteous customer service to patients, family members, support staff, and Network staff, and remain aware of patient wait times.
• Provide educational materials and resources appropriate to patients’ health literacy needs.
• Promote and participate in daily huddles and incorporate ancillary health team members into patient and family care.
• Set and monitor self-management plans.
• Assist in assuring clinical procedures and maintaining up-to-date clinical protocols.
• Complete chart and peer review responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Assist the patient care team with performance improvement, staff education, FHCN promotion, performance evaluations, and quality improvement.
• Assist with preceptorship of mid-level practitioners and, where relevant, participate in rotations of medical and physician assistant students and dental residents.
• Participate in Network health fairs, other community events, and site and provider meetings.
• Meet Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment and adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
• Be able to present to and work at any FHCN location at the beginning of or during a shift based on business need.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available.
• Annual CME days and reimbursement available.
• Generous health and wellness benefits and retirement packages.
• Additional annual earning potential through outpatient and inpatient productivity, as applicable, quality pay, retention payments, shift differential pay, and extra shift pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree