Job Description

Position Summary:
The Pediatrician is responsible for delivering comprehensive, compassionate, and developmentally appropriate healthcare to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. This includes performing thorough health assessments, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions, prescribing treatments in accordance with current clinical guidelines, and developing culturally-sensitive, family-centered care plans.
The provider educates and counsels patients and families on topics related to health promotion, disease prevention, growth and development, and illness management. Responsibilities also include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications in compliance with state and federal regulations, and monitoring treatment outcomes.
This role requires the timely delivery of clinical services, participation in the on-call rotation, accurate and detailed documentation, and adherence to Park West Health System policies and procedures. The Pediatric Provider actively engages in continuing education, provider meetings, and quality improvement initiatives to support clinical excellence and patient satisfaction.

• Assess the health status of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults and develop appropriate plans for health supervision and illness management. This includes: obtaining a comprehensive developmental, health, and medical history; performing physical examinations based on age and history; performing age-appropriate and condition-specific screening, laboratory tests, and diagnostic procedures; assessing and diagnosing childhood illness; formulating a culturally-sensitive, family-centered plan of care recognizing the child and family are active participants; and consulting with other health care providers as necessary. 
• Provide comprehensive health assessments by teaching, counseling, and advising children and their families about growth and development, health status, illnesses, management plans, and health promotion, disease, and injury prevention activities, and provide anticipatory guidance. 
• Promote growth and development of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
• Utilize prescriptive authority, in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, to treat illness, improve health status, and provide preventive care. This includes: prescribing medication based on a child’s clinical history, current assessment, and health care needs; prescribing medication based on current research and a thorough knowledge base in pharmacotherapeutics; providing patient education regarding intended effects, potential side effects, and specific instructions for medication administration; and monitoring therapeutic and potential adverse effects of medications. 
• Provides clinical services to Park West patients in a timely manner during times allocated for this purpose.
• Take calls on weekdays, weekends, and holidays in rotation with the other providers in the practice.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient documentation (i.e., medical records).
• Read and follow the policies and procedures implemented by Park West Health System. 
• Utilize current medical guidelines for the management of medical problems.
• Participate in/attend all provider and pediatric operations meetings.
• Promote medical advancement and improved patient satisfaction through quality improvement project involvement when possible/appropriate.
• Maintain competency by participating in relevant continuing education programs and certification maintenance programs. 
• Performs all other duties as required.
  
   

Qualifications:

Education :

• Medical Degree from an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine and the successful completion of a post-doctoral residency program in pediatrics from an accredited institution, along with board certification/eligibility in Pediatrics 
• A valid, unrestricted Maryland state license
• A valid unrestricted DEA certification. 

Experience/Qualifications:

• Ambulatory care experience is highly desirable.
• Dedication to the provision of high-quality services to the Park West community.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Outstanding diagnostic and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of children's epidemiology and infectious diseases.
• Cooperative work attitude toward management, staff, patients, and providers.
• Demonstrate skills in cultural competence. 

#pediatricianjobs #baltimorejobs 

Federally-qualified, community-based health centers (FQHC) serve at the core of the nation’s health care system, providing health care services and delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and accessible primary and preventative care to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay. A proven and effective model, Park West Health System has been providing holistic healthcare and dental services for more than 45 years through its physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, care coordinators, and certified nurse midwives. Park West, a not-for-profit FTCA-deemed health center, also provides treatment to the whole patient, organizing care and managing chronic diseases through its network of social workers and community health providers.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs