Physician - Primary Care - Forest Home

Children's Hospital and Health System•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a primary care physician to provide pediatric care to patients. The physician examines, diagnoses, and treats children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses and conducts routine check-ups to monitor growth and development from birth to adulthood. The role includes care for patients across developmental stages, from neonatal through adolescent and, when applicable, adult populations. The physician performs and documents appropriate histories, physical examinations, assessments, and plans; responds to changes in patient condition and requests for urgent or emergent action; and communicates with patients and families about care. The position may include ambulatory pediatric consultations requested by non-pediatrician physicians and surgeons, participation in education for nurses and other clinical learners, and responses to third-party payor and utilization review questions. The physician must maintain required credentials, privileges, and malpractice coverage.

Requirements

Medical degree required.
Current malpractice insurance at a level of $400,000/$1,000,000 and participation in the Patient Compensation Fund.
Children’s Wisconsin medical staff membership in the Department of Medicine with core privileges in pediatrics.
Demonstrated proficiency in skills necessary to manage urgent care patients, normally acquired during pediatric residency training.
Good communication and interpersonal skills when working with physicians, nurses, patients, families, and other staff.
Good medical record documentation skills, including legible, concise, and pertinent entries.
Demonstrated ability and interest in teaching students and professionals, including nurses, pediatric nurse practitioners, and interns/residents.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council.
A Wisconsin DO or MD medical license.

Responsibilities

Provide appropriate pediatric care to patients, including examining, diagnosing, and treating injuries and illnesses.
Conduct routine check-ups to monitor children's growth and development from birth to adulthood.
Address the needs of patients at relevant developmental stages, including neonatal, infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescent, and adult patients.
Perform appropriate histories, physical examinations, assessments, and plans, and document pertinent information in the medical record according to applicable policies, rules, and regulations.
Provide ambulatory pediatric consultations when requested by non-pediatrician physicians and surgeons.
Respond appropriately to significant changes in assigned patients' conditions and to requests for urgent or emergent action.
Participate in nursing in-service education when requested.
Participate in medical education for pediatric nurse practitioners, students, residents, and others when requested.
Respond to requests for mutual assistance from interns and residents.
Participate in answering third-party payor and utilization review questions.
Document procedures in the medical record for billing purposes.
Complete assignments consistently without requiring work to be reassigned to others.
Address patient needs in a timely manner and communicate effectively with patients, parents, and others about patient care.
Comply with patient care service guidelines and applicable policies and procedures.