Pediatrician (Van Nuys)

Clinica Romero•Van Nuys, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pediatrician will provide professional and caring medical care to children and their families. This role involves routine medical care for patients aged 0 to 18 years, and occasionally up to 21 years of age. Responsibilities include taking detailed histories, performing physical examinations, making diagnoses, educating patients and parents, and instituting treatment and follow-up care based on current standards and evidence-based medicine. The position also includes providing preventive health screenings, family planning counseling, and accurate medical record documentation. Reviewing lab results, diagnostic imaging, and consultant reports, and arranging appropriate follow-up are also key duties. The role requires providing health education, answering medical questions, assisting in staff training, and participating in provider meetings, chart reviews, and quality assurance activities. Additionally, the Pediatrician will supervise and train other providers, including physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and provide backup for nursing and medical directors in responding to pharmacy, healthcare provider, and patient calls. Triage of walk-in patients and assisting front office staff with patient arrangements are also part of the role. This position may include after-hours telephone call responsibilities (nights, weekends, and holidays) and other assigned duties for which the provider is trained and qualified.

Requirements

Current Medical License from the Medical Board of California.
Completion of a pediatrics residency program.
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.
For foreign medical graduates: USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3 and have a California Medical License.

Responsibilities

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 for routine childcare, periodic screening, school, sports, and pre-employment purposes.
Gather relevant medical history and perform focused physical exams for follow-up or sick visits.
Make diagnoses (or differential diagnoses), educate patients and parents on diagnoses, and institute treatment and follow-up care based on current standards, 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 by responding to calls from pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills, calls from other health care providers, and 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.
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.