PEDIATRICIAN

NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES•San Francisco, CA

22d•$275,000 - $275,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician provides primary, urgent, or specialty medical care to patients at the NEMS clinic and performs related duties. The physician develops and implements patient care plans, diagnoses and treats illnesses and injuries, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, prescribes treatment, and refers patients when needed while maintaining continuity of care. The position also includes preventative health counseling, electronic documentation, participation in quality assurance and performance improvement, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The physician may hospitalize NEMS patients and serve as their attending physician during hospital stays. Physicians take turns covering on-call duties when the clinic is closed and working Saturday clinic. Full-time physicians are generally required to maintain hospital privileges, which may include emergency room and inpatient coverage for non-NEMS patients if required by the hospital. The physician may train or teach students and personnel, guide health team members, and supervise nurse practitioners or physician assistants. Other duties may be assigned by a manager or supervisor.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of medicine.
Licensed to practice medicine in the State of California.
Ability to work as a team with other health professionals and non-medical personnel.
Board eligible or certified in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, or Emergency Medicine.
If providing subspecialty or specialty services, board eligible or certified in the specific specialty or fellowship.
Current documentation of Basic Life Support.
Fluent ability to speak, read, and write English.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) is preferred.
Fluency in other languages is an asset.

Responsibilities

Provide primary, urgent, or specialty care to patients in accordance with the physician’s medical specialty.
Develop a plan of care for each patient, including medical history, physical examination, diagnosis, treatment, and referral or hospitalization when necessary.
Diagnose and treat injuries, illnesses, and disorders.
Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests and explain results to patients.
Hospitalize NEMS patients when appropriate and serve as their attending physician during hospital stays.
Serve on a rotational basis as the on-call physician when the NEMS clinic is closed.
Work at Saturday clinic on a rotational basis.
Emphasize preventative health measures and counsel patients.
Prescribe medications or therapies.
Use diagnostic resources, including laboratory and radiological testing, appropriately and cost efficiently.
Confer with consulting physicians, nurses, patients, and patients’ families about treatment and care.
Refer patients who need specialist services while maintaining responsibility for continuity of care.
Participate in developing and implementing regularly updated performance improvement plans for NEMS.
Follow ethical, professional, and legal requirements mandated by federal, state, local, and funding agencies.
Document care electronically using the NEMS EHR system.
Attend medical staff meetings and participate in the community health center’s Quality Assurance program.
Comply with state and federal mandated regulations.
Assist with training para-professional and non-medical personnel.
Guide health team members in developing health education materials and programs for registrants and the community.
Provide training or teaching, when appropriate, to medical students, medical residents, nursing students, and other students at NEMS.
May supervise mid-level providers such as nurse practitioners or physician assistants.
Maintain hospital privileges as generally required for full-time physicians; this may include emergency room and inpatient coverage for non-NEMS patients if required by the hospital.
Perform other duties as required by the manager or supervisor.