Part-Time Pediatrician

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Part-Time Pediatrician

Position Summary : Provide comprehensive pediatric primary care to infants / children / teens ages 0 to 21 years of age.

Reports to : Medical Director

Primary Responsibilities & Duties

• Provide appropriate patient care services including examination, diagnosis, and treatment for pediatric patients according to established standards and protocols.
• Provide well-child routine physicals and developmental assessments.
• Prescribe and administer medications.
• Diagnose and treat ADHD.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and document a plan of care and treatment.
• Initiate early intervention for developmental delay and disabilities.
• Appropriately make referrals to other medical / nursing / specialty services as needed.
• Perform health maintenance / disease prevention counseling.
• Provide chronic disease management.
• Provide timely childhood immunizations.
• Provide advice to parents on child development, nutrition, safety, and discipline.
• Review all lab test reports / referral reports and notify parents / patients on abnormal findings.
• Supervise and direct patient care performed by medical assistants.
• Assist Medical Director in the development and implementation of pediatric protocols and procedures.
• Keep well-informed of new developments in a specific area of practice by attending in-services, CME classes, and other certifications.
• Work collaboratively with clinic social worker to provide behavioral health and case management services to patients as needed.
• Adhere to clinic guidelines and standing orders.
• Participate in mentoring nurse practitioner and medical students.
• Maintain the spirit of teamwork to provide a caring respectful environment for the patients, families, and clinic staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :

Specialized advanced knowledge and skill in diagnosis and treatment of disease in children (0-22 years old).

Exposure to public health medicine.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS :

• M.D. or D.O. degree from accredited medical school, Foreign medical graduates must have passed FLEX or ESMFG exams.
• Completion of a three-year approved pediatric residency training program in the U.S.
• Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois
• Board certified in Pediatric Medicine

Please send inquiries to : Sana Rahman [email protected]

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