Pediatrician (Van Nuys)

Position Title:   Pediatric Physician

Department:      Medical

Status:                  Full Time

Reports to:          Medical Director of Pediatrics 

Position Summary:

The Pediatrician to provide professional and caring medical care to children and their families. 

Responsibilities: 

• Routinely provide medical care to patients aged 0 to 18 years and occasionally through 21 years of age
• Take detailed histories and perform complete physical examinations. H & P can be for routine childcare & periodic screening, school, sports, pre-employment, etc.
• Gather a relevant medical history and perform focused physical exams on each client who presents for a follow-up or sick visit
•  Make diagnoses (or differential diagnoses if a specific diagnosis is pending) for each patient, educate the patient and parents on the diagnosis, and institute treatment and follow-up care based on current standards of care, official guidelines, and evidence-based medicine.
• Provide other medical services such as USPSTF health preventions and screenings.
• Counsel for family planning & birth control and prescribe as appropriate. • Document accurately in the patient’s medical record.
• Review results of lab tests and diagnostic imaging and arrange appropriate follow-up.
• Provide health education and appropriately document all health education administered.
• Review referral/consultant reports and arrange appropriate follow-up.
• Answer miscellaneous medical questions in the absence of the Nursing Director or Medical Director.
• Assist in training of staff.
• Participate in provider meetings.
• Participate in chart review and quality assurance activities as detailed in the Quality Assurance policies and procedures.
• Supervise and/or train fellow providers, possibly including resident physicians, medical students, or other health care students. For physicians, this will include supervision of physician assistants and nurse practitioners if needed. 

Provide backup for the nursing director and medical director as follows: 

• Respond to calls from pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills.
• Respond to calls from other health care providers (specialists, emergency department, etc.).
• Respond to calls from patients requiring medical advice when the Registered Nurse is unavailable Triage walk-in patients when the R.N. is not available at the request of front or back-office staff.
• Assist the front office staff in making appropriate arrangements for patients who arrive when the provider they were scheduled with has been cancelled -i.e. review the medical record and determine how soon and where the patient should be seen or what other action should be taken.
• Participate in other responsibilities and duties as assigned, including after-hours telephone call (nights, weekends, and holidays) for variable periods of time as well as other duties for which the provider is trained and qualified to perform. 

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Current Medical License from the Medical Board of California.
• Completion of a pediatrics residency program and Board-Eligible in pediatrics or
• Board Certification from the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration Certification with current DEA registration number.
• Skills in written and verbal communication in English/Spanish.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.
• Ability to manage and lead clinic operations.
  
• Knowledge of and adherence to the practice of pediatric medicine according to the standard of care in our community. 

Additional criteria for foreign medical graduates:

• USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3 and have a California Medical License