Pediatrician

FoundCare, Inc.•West Palm Beach, FL

46d

About The Position

The Pediatrician plans and carries out medical care for children from birth through the transition to adulthood, supporting their mental and physical growth and development. The role examines patients to identify disease and establish preventive health practices; determines the nature and extent of disease or injury; and prescribes or administers medications, immunizations, and other medical care. The Pediatrician also educates patients, parents or guardians, and community members on health and disease prevention, coordinates care with medical staff and specialists, and helps plan and administer health programs. The role requires maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy, following applicable state medical information requirements and HIPAA guidelines, and keeping current on health risk indicators and related services in Palm Beach County.

Requirements

Knowledge of pediatric medicine.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate orally effectively with others, with or without an interpreter.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing in English, with or without auxiliary aids or services.
Ability to review, understand, and apply concepts presented in training programs, conferences, or professional literature.
Strong analytical skills and ability to use logic and reasoning to evaluate options and make sound decisions.
Ability to educate others on current health risk indicators, related services, and risk-reduction activities of FoundCare and other agencies in Palm Beach County.
Ability to type 30 words per minute and basic computer proficiency, including use of Outlook, MS Word, and Excel.
Proficiency in PC-based software and electronic medical systems.
Understanding that FoundCare, Inc. provides information on safer sex practices that may involve exposure to explicit language, printed material, or descriptions of sexual activities as part of its mission to prevent HIV transmission.
Graduation from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy.
Completion of a pediatric internship or residency program.
Successful completion of a national medical examination and a current, unrestricted Florida medical license.
Demonstrated ability to make sound clinical decisions within the scope of practice.
Ability to endure short, intermittent, or long periods of sitting or standing; perform reaching, bending, and object handling; and use hands or fingers, talk, hear, and see.
Ability to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less.
Ability to work with exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids while adhering to standard precautions.
Ability to travel to other FoundCare locations and perform job duties, and to travel to other locations for meetings, workshops, and seminars.

Nice To Haves

Active Florida Medicaid provider enrollment; candidates not currently enrolled must be eligible to enroll.
Board certification in Pediatrics.
Bilingual English and Haitian Creole.

Responsibilities

Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members about diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
Collect, record, and maintain patient information, including medical histories, reports, and examination results.
Examine children regularly to assess growth and development.
Examine patients and order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests to determine medical conditions and diagnoses.
Explain procedures and discuss test results and prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
Monitor patient condition and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
Plan and carry out medical care programs supporting the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccinations, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
Treat children with minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.
Direct and coordinate the activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
Approve outpatient procedures to remove, repair, or improve the function of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in a clinic, business, or community for injury or illness information, prevention, or treatment.
Provide counseling services to other physicians.
Prepare reports for government or management on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or individuals' medical status.
Maintain confidentiality and privacy in accordance with agency requirements, state medical information requirements, and HIPAA guidelines.
Maintain current knowledge of health risk indicators, related services, and risk-reduction activities of FoundCare and other agencies in Palm Beach County.
Perform other duties as assigned.