Pediatrician

Overview

Pediatrician

At COPA, our pediatricians are clinician-leaders at the heart of a joyful, collaborative Medical Home where kids (and their families) come first. You’ll lead a dedicated care team, practice thoughtful, evidence-based medicine, and help shape care that supports kids in being their happiest, healthiest selves. We value open communication, shared problem-solving, and a little fun along the way—and we’re passionate about improving the health of our entire community through inclusive, high-quality care and meaningful quality improvement work.

The Company

Central Oregon Pediatric Associates (COPA) has been caring for kids and families in Central Oregon for over 50 years, building lifelong relationships and helping children thrive from newborns to teens. Our mission is to provide exceptional, right-fit care for kids at every age and stage, and our vision is to improve the health of all kids in our community. We do this in a welcoming, inclusive environment where collaboration, openness, play and accountability are part of how we care, not just what we do.

At COPA, you’ll work alongside people who value kindness, teamwork, and earning families’ trust every single day.

The Job

• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Central Oregon Pediatric Associates (COPA)
• Works with the COPA care team to consistently and equitably provide the highest level of pediatric primary care to all our patients, inclusive of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures, national origin, religious beliefs, and disability status
• Works in combination with the rest of the COPA care team to provide full-spectrum pediatric panel management, including well-child care, chronic disease management, immunizations, screening and follow up, and risk assessment and proactive management, along with yearly pediatric quality metrics
• Interacts with diverse families of varied backgrounds in a manner that is welcoming to all, with warm, engaging bedside manner during patient and parent interactions
• Skilled history taking from families and patients’ birth through teen years with ability to adapt and engage as the patient grows
• Performs indicated physical exam appropriate to patient’s age to facilitate appropriate work up, diagnosis, and management of the patient
• Uses best practice guidelines to screen, monitor, and track physical, developmental, and behavioral health milestones, with appropriate interventions and follow-up
• Reaches an informed diagnosis of a patient based on scientific knowledge and individual medical history, after thoroughly assessing the child and asking relevant questions. Uses resources and supervising physician appropriately for any questions
• Prescribes medications as appropriate and give detailed instructions for administration in accordance with state law and practice guidelines
• Orders and interprets appropriate lab tests relevant to the patient’s presentation to determine management. Communicates results and follow-up plan clearly with family/patient
• Follows up with patients and caregivers as necessary after examination to monitor the child’s progress and compliance with treatment recommendations
• Advises, educates, and counsels patients and their caregivers on pediatric anticipatory guidance topics following American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines including nutrition, immunizations, diet, fitness, safety, sleep, disease preventive measures, etc.
• Along with team of Care Coordinators and Community Health Workers, recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs
• Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely
• Comprehensive care for newborns in the newborn nursery on the day of discharge to help facilitate transition to outpatient care
• Works with the pool of APPs and MDs to rotate covering evening and weekend access for patients
• Primary location of shifts in the Redmond location, but with rotation through the East Bend clinic as needed for patient access
• Keeps abreast of advancements and learnings in pediatric medicine and best practices through continuing education, specifically…