Physician - Pediatrics for Primary Care Clinic

Community Health Centers of America • City of McFarland, CA

84d • $280,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Community Health Centers of America is hiring for an MD/DO Pediatrician to work in our family practice clinics in McFarland, CA. Willing to supervise NP/PAs. You will be responsible for diagnosing and treating patients in the clinic setting. Community Health Centers of America is a premier multi-specialty group focused on improving the health of the community through excellence in clinical care. Our goal is to provide better care to the patient with a collaborative, supportive, respectful, and productive work environment for its healthcare professionals. Sign-On Bonus!

Requirements

• Completion of residency
• Valid state medical license as MD or DO
• Valid DEA certificate
• 3 years’ experience working as a Physician
• Current BLS and/or ACLS
• In depth knowledge of legal medical guidelines and medicine best practices

Nice To Haves

• 3-5 years of related experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Active listening and active learning
• Flexibility to work with a variety of people, differing in ages, personalities, and backgrounds
• Time management skills to be able to see a high number of patients
• Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues
• Critical thinking
• Social perceptiveness
• Complex problem solving
• Respect patient confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Helps patients by evaluating medical conditions.
• Develops and implements treatment plans, including prescriptions.
• Monitors and evaluates treatment results.
• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of medical conditions.
• Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
• Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations.
• Maintains historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries with benefits, a 401(k) plan, and CME allowance
• Sign-On Bonus!
• Manageable work schedules, providers are not required to work evenings or weekends
• Some flexibility with schedules - great for providers with families/other responsibilities
• Night/Weekend call coverage!
• Opportunity to work with a diverse range of professionals
• A professionally challenging environment with a mix of disease acuity
• A career with administrative freedom - appropriate support staff is supplied
• Access to charting system that has been designed for quick and easy billing. Dictation available (including, but not limited to Dragon).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed