Pediatrician

Family HealthCare Network•Hanford, CA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Pediatrician is responsible for the provision of primary care medical services in a Patient Centered Health Home context, with a focus on access to care. This role involves the direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations. The Pediatrician will provide examinations, review laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine diagnoses, and accurately document visits using appropriate templates. They are accountable for attaining budgeted visits, meeting clinical care measures, and ensuring records are locked within the 72-hour window. The position requires a focus on Pediatrics professional goals and providing comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to age 21, addressing their physical, emotional, and social health. This includes treatment of acute and chronic illness, health promotion, disease prevention, anticipatory guidance, and monitoring physical and psycho-social growth and development. The Pediatrician will advocate for access to care and a medical home for all children, focusing on structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion. Excellent customer service and courtesy are expected in all interactions with patients, families, and staff. The provider must remain aware of wait times and provide patients with appropriate educational materials based on their health literacy needs. The role promotes and participates in daily huddles, incorporates ancillary health team members in patient care management, and is responsible for setting and monitoring self-management plans. The Pediatrician will assist in assuring clinical procedures, maintaining up-to-date clinical protocols, and completing chart and peer reviews in a timely manner. They will also assist the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, FHCN promotion, performance evaluations, and quality improvement. Additionally, the role involves assisting in the preceptorship of mid-level practitioners and, where relevant, participating in rotations with medical students, physician assistant students, and dental residents. Participation in Network Health Fairs and other community events, as well as meaningful participation in site and provider meetings, is expected. The Pediatrician must meet Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment and adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy, recognizing that regular attendance is an essential function. The ability to present to and work at any FHCN location based on business need is required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Completion of a Doctoral-level Degree program with a recognized major and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; or Successful attainment and maintenance of a valid, active professional license required for the role, issued by the appropriate governing or regulatory body.
Minimum credit score of 650.
Ability to create highly complex documents in Microsoft Word, including linking multiple files and embedding objects linked to other documents.
Ability to use advanced functions of Microsoft Excel, such as to create and manage databases, including creating standardized reports, or link multiple worksheets and workbooks.
Ability to develop sophisticated presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, including the use of embedded objects, transitions, and other elements.
Licensed in the state of California as a Pediatrician.
Requires the employee to effectively communicate their professional opinions and extrapolations of information they collect and synthesize/analyze.
Employees must determine appropriate methods of communicating information through the use of tables, graphs, charts, and other visual forms.
Duties require the preparation and execution of presentations to large groups.
Regularly required to sit and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp.
Frequently required to stand or walk.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations.
Provide examination and review appropriate laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine a diagnosis.
Document visits accurately utilizing appropriate templates, and record relevant data to attain a diagnosis.
Attain budgeted visits.
Meet clinical care measures.
Lock records in the 72-hour window.
Focus on Pediatrics professional focus and goals.
Provide comprehensive, continuous and coordinated care with focus on the physical, emotional, and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to age 21.
Provide comprehensive health care, including treatment of acute and chronic illness, and health promotion and maintenance.
Provide health supervision (health promotion and disease prevention activities to enable each child to reach full potential).
Provide anticipatory guidance (advice and education for patients and parents regarding appropriate preparation for predictable developmental challenges).
Monitor physical and psycho social growth and development with age-appropriate screening.
Advocate access to care and a medical home for all children, with focus of structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion.
Provide excellent customer service and care.
Consistently behave with courtesy when interacting with patients/ family members, support staff, and Network staff.
Remain aware of wait time during the daily workflow.
Provide the patient with educational materials and resources appropriate to the patient’s health literacy needs.
Achieve patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality measures.
Promote and participate in daily huddles.
Incorporate the participation of ancillary health team members in managing the care of patients/families.
Set and monitor self-management plans.
Assist in the assurance of clinical procedures and the maintenance of up-to-date clinical protocols.
Complete chart and peer review responsibility in a timely manner.
Assist the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion.
Assist the patient care team with performance evaluations and quality improvement.
Assist in the preceptorship of mid-level practitioners.
Where relevant participate in rotation of medical, physician assistant students, and dental residents.
Participate in Network Health Fairs & other community events.
Participate in site & provider meetings in a meaningful way.
Meet Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
Adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
Perform other duties as assigned.