Pediatrician Community Health Center

Job Description

Job Description

Family Practice Physician

Our Health Center is looking for a Pediatrician to join our growing team. Are you passionate about providing quality healthcare to patients from all backgrounds?

We are looking for a Pediatrician to join our Community Health Center in Lancaster. Our health center provides necessary healthcare for underserved patients in the community. We believe in patient-centered, high-quality, trauma-informed care that focuses on healing the whole person, and the community. In addition to a base salary, we offer bonus pay and a relocation stipend if you do not already live in the area.

Summary

This position will play vital role in our Health Center’s primary care program. Successful candidates will be able to provide comprehensive medical Pediatrician services for patients. The candidate will be responsible for meeting, assessing, and diagnosing patients in our clinic and providing them with healthcare services that meet the national standards of care.

Essential Functions :

• Believes and aligns with our core Values of Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Accountability and Teamwork
• Treats everyone equally regardless of racial, ethnic, religious, social, and economic status or background
• Performs all job functions in a professional and courteous manner
• Provides excellent customer service to internal and external clients / patients by being responsive to all inquiries in a timely manner
• Performs job duties collaboratively with health center management and exercises good judgement
• Fosters and promotes a culture of service excellence and accountability with focus on patient safety
• Consistently adheres to a high standard of professional ethics; conducts self in an ethical manner and is a role model to others
• Ensure patient information is always secure and confidential
• Perform evaluation and treatment of patients in an outpatient clinic setting
• Assess medical needs and develop a care plan and preventive health maintenance, assess acute needs, chronic conditions
• Keep accurate, concise, and thorough documentation of all medical history, exam results, and discussions with patients in relation to their health care
• Close all notes in the EMR in a timely manner
• Review and sign off on all laboratory and radiology results. Ensure that there is patient follow up when necessary
• Initiate and follow through on specialist referrals. Communicate with specialist providers when necessary
• Serve as a clinic supervisor for mid-level providers
• Meet productivity standards for care providers, including a goal of seeing 3 patients per hour
• Participate in care team huddles, provider meetings, and all-staff meetings
• Perform all other related duties as assigned

Education

Skills / Experience

Physical Demands

Use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls

Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a Full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Saturday, hours range from 7 : 30am-6 : 30pm PST with occasional approved overtime.

Travel

On occasion travel will be required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice to fit the needs of this position and our health center.

Compensation :

The starting base salary is $280k with a minimum commitment of 3 patients per hour. $2k relocation bonus. Potential additional variable pay in the future.