Pediatrician - MD/DO, Bilingual (Part-time)
Overview
We offer comprehensive primary medical care, dental care and mental health care to homeless people, people living in public housing, and other under-served people living in and around our urban Southern California city. We also partner with multiple organizations to serve mentally ill patients in transitional housing at multiple clinical service sites throughout our community. We offer holistic and spiritual care, addressing mind, body, soul and spirit.
Mission & Passions
Our Mission
We are called to follow Christ by loving and serving our neighbors through comprehensive, quality healthcare.
Our Vision
Our vision is the healing and restoration of homeless and underserved communities.
Our Values
Christ-likeness- We love with a Christ-like compassion, by walking with those who are suffering toward healing and transformation
Accessibility- We break down barriers, providing patient-centered healthcare when and where it is needed most
Justice- We seek an end to health disparities through advocacy and whole person care
Excellence- We deliver top-quality services through hard work, evidence-based practices, integrity and a continuous focus on improvement
Kindness- We demonstrate warmth, grace, support, and encouragement, to every patient and every staff member
Unity- We work together as teammates, communicating and cooperating with one another to live out our shared mission.
Job Info
Job Title — Pediatrician
Job Description
Renders comprehensive health care within the limitations of professional licensing to pediatric patients of the Southern California Christian Health Centers. Assesses needs and prescribes treatment. Actively supports the mission of CHC: to follow Christ by loving and serving our neighbors through comprehensive, quality health care. Compassionately and competently provides primary health care to patients with substance use disorders, mental illness, acute and chronic illnesses, and homelessness.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PRIVILEGES include: Actively supports the clinic’s mission: to follow Christ by loving and serving our neighbors through comprehensive, quality health care. Compassionately and competently provides primary health care to patients with substance use disorders, mental illness, acute and chronic illnesses, and homelessness.
Perform evaluation and treatment of pediatric patients in the outpatient setting at Christian Health Centers sites.
Assess medical needs and compile care plan, addressing acute needs, chronic conditions, and preventive health maintenance.
Furnish/transmit appropriate medications and treatments.
Perform in-office procedures such as incision and drainage, catheterization for urinalysis, manual cerumen removal, reduction of nursemaid’s elbow, arthrocentesis, nail removal, skin biopsy, and cryotherapy.
Keep accurate, concise, and thorough documentation of all medical history, exam findings, assessment, treatment/interventions, and education
Complete documentation and lock progress notes in a timely manner. The clinic requirement is to lock all progress notes within 7 calendar days.
Review and electronically sign off on all laboratory results, diagnostic results, and outside consult notes in a timely manner, ensuring patient is contacted for follow up if clinically appropriate.
Initiate and follow through on specialist referrals and e-consults (electronic consults), communicating with specialist providers as necessary, in the provision of whole- person care.
Serve as the primary care physician or provider for a panel of patients, working with a care team and other staff at CHC to serve as a patient- centered medical home for our patients. Depending on the hours worked by the provider, they may share a patient panel with another provider.
If the pediatric provider is a physician, they will clinically supervise Advance Practice Providers employed by CHC who serve pediatric patients, if needed and agreed upon by physician.
This includes thoroughly reviewing at least 10 charts of all new providers under their clinical supervision, to confirm clinical competence, and reporting findings to the Chief Medical Officer.
Serve as a pediatric champion at CHC, advocating for the needs of pediatric patients and their families. As available, may include representing CHC in the local community, such as in the public housing near the clinic, or local schools.
During shifts, conjointly supervise medical assistants along with Medical Assistant Supervisor and clinic nurse or charge nurse.
Participate in CHC meetings as able and available, including morning “team huddles”, Provider Meetings, and All-Staff Meetings.
Actively participate in spiritual care for patients and staff which may include prayer and referral to community resources.
Provide compassionate care for patients who, depending on the clinic site, are predominately homeless, may suffer from mental illness, and often lack resources to care well for themselves.
As able and available, depending on number of hours worked, actively participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities at CHC, including teaching other providers on selected topics, implementing team- based care, participating in peer reviews, evaluating clinical performance measures, and implementing improvements using a Plan-Do-Study-Act method of stepwise changes.
Meet productivity standards for outpatient primary care at CHC, including an expectation of 18 patients seen per usual 8 hour day.
Network with other health care agencies and county facilities as needed or requested.
Assist in provision of health screenings (including TB, diabetes, hypertension) at outreach events, as able and available.
Maintain active enrollment in Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, and other payor programs as needed for clinical operations, completing credentialing paperwork in a timely manner to remain actively enrolled in these programs.
Other duties may be assigned
Job Qualifications Education, Skills, and Experience
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Licensed to practice medicine in California, as a physician or as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. BC/BE Pediatrics, or Med-Peds.
If an Advanced Practice Provider, must have at least 500 hours of pediatric experience in an outpatient or inpatient setting with pediatric patients.
A copy of California License and DEA license are required.
Provider BLS certification (includes CPR certification) also required.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
One that can fit in well to existing systems and team
We are looking for: flexibility in working with different staff members/ medical assistants, compassionate and kind with our families, willing to advocate for children in ways such as partnering with local school officials/ mental health partners. We prefer willingness and openness to work with LGBTQ teens and pediatric patients with gender dysphoria.
