Physician Pediatrician

United States·Oaklandmid

PediatricianHealthcare Clinical

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Primary Care Physicians: Health Advocates Delivering Patient-Centered Care Who we are: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate,

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Responsibilities

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Provide all aspects of outpatient pediatric care to children from birth through adolescence
Provide routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care to youth, and determining appropriate regimen as needed including initiating referrals to medical specialists as required
Screen and monitor the management of stabilized chronic conditions in asymptomatic and well patients
Attend to and/or admit patients to appropriate hospitals as needed while ensuring 24 hour availability of care to patients by sharing night and weekend call with other physicians
Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Deliver culturally sensitive well and chronic disease care to a diverse patient population of all ages.
Demonstrate flexibility in meeting patients’ needs, and participate in the after-hours call pool and Saturday clinics rotation.
Develop a positive rapport with patients and families to foster the physician/patient relationship.

Serve as a member of the cross-functional team of providers, consulting with Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants on the assessment, management and treatment of complicated cases, chart review, co-signing, and case conferences.
Suggest improvements for clinic flow, patient scheduling and service delivery, and collaborate professionally with interdisciplinary team members, including providers, health educators, medical assistants, registered nurses, and case managers.
Provide direction to medical assistants regarding patient care as needed.

Requirements

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Knowledge and experience with Electronic Health Record programs, such as NextGen or Epic.
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
High degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and patients, and thorough knowledge of evidence based care
Cultural competence working in diverse/low income communities

Ability to deal courteously and effectively with a diverse patient population , and maintain good working relationships with professional colleagues and other staff
Ability to work courteously and effectively as a team member to support the established quality and productivity standards established for the clinic; work independently; exercise good judgment; communicate effectively orally and in writing, make and thorough manner with speed and accuracy with minimal supervision
Ability and willingness to work under pressure and as part of an interdisciplinary team
Demonstrate flexibility and ability to accept changes gracefully
Ability to work across cultures and demonstrate support of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ability to keep accurate and clear records of patient information
Top-notch time management skills and evidence based approaches to medical care
English/Spanish proficiency preferred but not required

MD/DO degree from a recognized University, one to two years of experience working in primary care clinic setting
Requires board certification in Pediatrics. In the absence of a board certification, candidate must be board eligible and become board certified within 2 years of employment
Requires valid California license and DEA
Must hold a current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate. You will have 30-day grace period to obtain your certificate from the date of hire.