Pediatrician & Pediatrics Supervisor

Overview

Pay: $ - $ per year

We are seeking a compassionate, engaging Pediatrician and Pediatrics Supervisor to join our primary care clinics on a full-time basis. You are likely to be a good fit for this role if you have a passion for increasing health care access and outcomes for underserved communities.

This role requires a confident pediatrician to serve as a direct patient care pediatrician and supervisor for our pediatric team (currently includes 1 pediatrician and 2 nurse practitioners).

• Committed to providing high-quality care to underserved patients in central Orange County, California.
• Deliver high-quality pediatric care, including Well-Baby/Child Checks and Sick Visits primarily in Orange and Anaheim, California.
• This position reports to our Chief Medical Officer and leads our pediatric team.
• St. Jude Neighborhood Health utilizes EPIC for our Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.
• Ambulatory (outpatient) care environment
• Daytime work schedule, with after-hours call for critical labs. Requires working in-clinic one Saturday per month (Saturday is swapped for a weekday).
• Preferably bilingual (English/Spanish).

We are a collaborative community practice, with locations in Fullerton, Anaheim, Orange, and San Bernadino County's High Desert. We believe that everyone should have access to high quality comprehensive medical care, regardless of their ability to pay. Our health centers use a team-based model of care that includes family medicine, obstetrics, women’s health, oral and vision care, preventative and educational health, mental health, patient advocacy, case management, and community health.

Most of our patients live below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level and are best served in Spanish. Through our origins with Providence St. Joseph Health, we have provided care to low-income families since the 1980s, maintaining a commitment to serving our most vulnerable neighbors with high-quality, nationally recognized care. Our work is rooted in our values of Justice, Excellence, Dignity, and Compassion.

Clinic hours are Monday through Saturday, 8AM – 5PM. You would be joining a team of family physicians, nurse practitioners, RNs, pediatricians, OB-GYNs, dentists, specialists (optometrist, podiatrist, infectious disease), licensed clinical social workers, mental health professionals, case managers, health educators, and promotoras. This position is assigned to two locations; these locations are approximately 5 miles apart (Orange location is near to St.

Joseph Hospital / Anaheim location is near the Ponderosa Park neighborhood).

• You are mission-centered – you are committed to improving the health of underserved individuals
• You are patient-centered – you exhibit warmth, friendliness, calm, and take initiative to solve problems
• You treat others with dignity and respect
• You have a high regard for ethical practices, care, and patience
• You are collaborative, adaptive, and diligent
• You know the balance of being light-hearted, professional, and can prioritize competing tasks
• You can use computers (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook) and are open to learning what you do not know
• You are reliable

The position requires a general, broad-scope Pediatrician, that will care for children of all ages (Birth to 18) and perform office-based procedures. The provider will partner with our CMO, COO, and Medical Services Manager to develop and achieve a robust pediatric practice across our growing organization that has an established reputation for delivering high quality, culturally sensitive patient care. Our ideal candidate will be interested and excited to work collaboratively with Family physicians, OB/GYN physicians, nurse practitioners, dentists and clinical social workers.

Position expectations:

• Provide direct preventive and acute patient care, within approved scope of practice, to children from birth through adolescence, from all backgrounds and with diverse medical conditions.
• Ensure timely and complete documentation of patient care, review and act upon reports, results and electronic tasks. Submit correct billing codes for each patient…