PEDIATRICIAN

NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES•Daly City, CA

5d•$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 role includes developing and implementing patient care plans, diagnosing and treating illnesses and injuries, and ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests. Physicians may hospitalize NEMS patients and serve as their attending physicians. They also provide on-call coverage when the clinic is closed and work at the Saturday clinic on a rotational basis. The position emphasizes preventive care, appropriate and cost-efficient use of diagnostic and treatment resources, coordination with consulting physicians and other care-team members, and continuity of care for patients referred to specialists. Physicians document electronically in the NEMS EHR system, participate in performance improvement and quality assurance activities, and comply with applicable ethical, professional, legal, and regulatory requirements. The physician may help train staff and students, contribute to health education materials and programs, and supervise mid-level providers such as nurse practitioners or physician assistants. Full-time physicians are generally required to maintain hospital privileges; this may include emergency room and inpatient coverage for non-NEMS patients if required by the hospital.

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 board certified in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, or Emergency Medicine.
For subspecialty or specialty services, board eligibility or certification in the specific specialty or fellowship.
Current documentation of Basic Life Support.
Fluent spoken, written, and reading ability in English.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese 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 as the on-call physician on a rotational basis when the NEMS clinic is closed.
Work at the Saturday clinic on a rotational basis.
Promote preventive health care and counsel patients.
Prescribe medications or therapies.
Use diagnostic and treatment 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 requiring specialist services while maintaining responsibility for continuity of care.
Participate in developing and implementing regularly updated performance improvement plans for NEMS.
Adhere to ethical, professional, and legal requirements and comply with state and federal regulations.
Document care electronically using the NEMS EHR system.
Attend medical staff meetings and participate in the community health center’s Quality Assurance program.
Assist in training paraprofessional and non-medical personnel.
Guide other health team members in developing health education materials and programs for registrants and the community.
Provide training or teaching, when appropriate, to medical students, 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.