Pediatrician

SUPERVISOR: Site Medical Director

HOURS: M-F 8-5, Some Sat. 9-12 (May include weekend and/or evenings)

CLASSIFICATION: Full-time/Salaried/Exempt/Contracted TRAVEL / LOCATION: multiple

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy, licensed to practice in New York State prior to start date of employment
• Completion of ACGME accredited residency training
• Board-certified
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative working relationships
• Excellent patient-centered skills and clinical capabilities

JOB SUMMARY: The pediatrician is responsible for the medical care of children and can include up to age 21. They will provide high quality primary care for patients at Jericho Road Community Health Center as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team. The pediatrician will be primarily based in the outpatient clinical setting.

Essential Job Duties

CLINICAL

• Improve patient outcomes, and deliver quality care within practice areas as assigned.
• Provide high quality primary care for pediatric patients of Jericho Road Community Health Center
• Follow up with patients regarding lab results or other medical care concerns
• Offer patient and family centered care
• Ensure consistent, cost-effective care
• Ensure all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, state/local regulations, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in office call pool and work one Saturday morning per month
• Provide patient care in a holistic manner including attention to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary clinical and program teams at Jericho Road Community Health Center
• Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
• Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
• Provide patient care in a wholistic manner including attention to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health

ADMINISTRATION

• Maintain electronic medical records efficiently and maximize resources
• Create a learning plan that includes familiarity with new research and changes to standard of practice
• Participate in quality improvement activities
• Attend required staff and provider meetings except when clinical activities prevent such attendance
• Maintain current certifications including all mandatory annual and CPR training
• Ability to adhere to professional code of ethics, and compliance to Article 28 and FQHC requirements

TEAM

• Optional: Teach residents or medical students about pediatric topics.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary clinical and program teams at Jericho Road Community Health Center
• Ensure all actions, personal conduct, and communications represent the organization in a highly professional manner at all times.
• Uphold and ensure compliance to all policies/procedures, mission, and organizational values in a highly professional manner at all times.

The person in this position should be able to demonstrate daily a commitment to the organizational mission, vision and values of JRCHC.

Our Mission: We care for our communities and advocate for systemic health equity in order to demonstrate the unconditional love of Jesus.

Our Vision: Our vision is for individuals, families, and communities to become healthy and whole.

Core Values: We strive to foster faith and hope in ourselves and in our clients. We consider body, mind, spirit, and relationship with God, others, community, and self as components of health.

• Community: We partner with and listen to our communities to inform our services, build sustainability, and foster interconnectedness. We believe in serving one another; including our patients, clients, residents and team members, through fellowship and compassion.
• Equity: We uphold dignity, serve as advocates, and pursue justice to elevate the quality of comprehensive health for individuals and communities. We embrace and celebrate diversity.
• Integrity: We demonstrate humility, honesty and transparency in our practices and interactions. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and evidence-based quality care,

Individuals who hold positions at Jericho Road Community Health Center should possess the following qualification and capabilities:

• Passion for serving individuals personal and community development
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with EMR, Medent preferred
• Project-management experience
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs or willingness to learn
• Creativity and problem-solving capabilities
• Positive and engaging interpersonal skills
• Strong self-motivation
• Ability to travel between sites if necessary to serve multiple locations
• Experience working with low-income, diverse, multilingual populations highly desired
• Able to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures
• Must be self-motivated and able to function independently and in teams at all levels
• Strive to serve various communities and socioeconomic statuses in a culturally competent way
• Attend required training as deemed mandatory by organization or to continue education in field
• Demonstrate flexibility as new tasks are added by supervisor or position evolves over time

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time. Exert up to 50lbs. pushing, pulling, or lifting. Walking, climbing stairs required. Able to talk/hear and communicate with others with or without reasonable accommodation.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to travel to and between sites while maintaining standards of safety and compliance with motor vehicle traffic laws. This position may require travel for necessary training and conferences.